<p>If you rhymed your college essay in a professional and intellectual way what would the admissions officers think, would they think you are taking it as a joke or that you are unique?</p>
<p>You should show it to some of your teachers or adults whom you trust. The rhyming has to have a purpose.</p>
<p>Consider this - “am I presenting this idea or this format because it is the way I feel I can best express myself and my ideas? Is making a statement about this topic–or making my statement in this way–truly important to me? Or am I doing it just for the sake of doing it?”</p>
<p>Thank you I agree. I am just trying to find a way to promote my uniqueness and have something that might catch the admission officers eyes</p>
<p>The admin officers aren’t hard asses. I knew some of them when I went to Stanford. They’ll enjoy it and find to entertaining and refreshing. As long as it has some meaning behind it I think it’ll be fine. Won’t hurt you.</p>
<p>Personally, I think it’s a bad idea, and that’s because the rhyme scheme is another constriction you are putting on yourself. The whole point of a college admissions essay is to express yourself and let the committee sort of get a look into who you are as a person and what you’re like, so you want it to be “naturally you”, per se. Rhyming might restrict how accurately you can present and portray yourself, and I can’t really see a purpose to rhyming the essay other than just rhyme for the sake of rhyme. So I vote no on this one.</p>
<p>…on the other hand, if it’s well written and has some depth, or maybe even some humor, it could go in your favor. With 35, 000 or so essays to review, I would think something memorable could be a real plus. I would have a few good writers review it first, though.</p>
<p>However, that being said, an essay can be well written, have depth, and include humor without any rhyme whatsoever. I just don’t see any way in which having rhyme could add to your essay other than being “that kid who rhymes.” There are much better ways to be memorable than rhyming: stylistic sophistication, an interesting topic, or a strong voice come to mind, and those are all more likely to come with their other advantages while rhyming doesn’t really have any beyond making you “stick out.” I mean, if you can rhyme without sacrificing anything else in the essay, by all means, go for it, but by the nature of rhyme, I’m not sure that’s possible.</p>
<p>Also, I forgot to mention, if you’re deadset on doing it, the note to your roommate is probably the best place to do so.</p>
<p>^ True, content is the most important. If you’re a super poet, I’d say go ahead. If you’re just trying to do something different, it could flop.</p>
<p>Avocet hit the nail on this one. If you feel rhyming would enhance your essay and wouldn’t come at the cost of other things that people mentioned such as depth, voice, etc. I’d certainly go ahead and do it. You should feel that rhyming is the best way to express yourself naturally.</p>
<p>Make sure you include the word “Nantucket”.</p>
<p>Agree with Simba9!</p>
<p>Get the book of accepted Harvard essays they’re beautiful. you can find it at any barns and nobles. One of them is an essay comprised entirely of simple sentences starting with “I”.</p>