Should I Write About Shaving My Legs?

College Essays
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<p>Okay, so today I was brainstorming things to write about for my essay, and I thought of an idea that just might work… Shaving my legs</p>

<p>Backstory – I am a guy who shaves his legs, at first I was afraid to wear shorts after I started shaving them due to the chance of embarrassment (even around my family). I struggled with that for a little while, but now I have come to terms with it, and enjoy my smooth legs. (I went from jungle-like-dark-hair to smooth, hairless legs so it’s a big change) If I do this, I will relate the essay to being an individual and how it’s important to be one’s self regardless of what others think.</p>

<p>Good idea maybe? or should I think of another idea? will the admissions people think I’m super-weird and reject me? any ideas for developing this essay, if you like it?</p>

<p>I am going to be applying to Stanford, Harvard, Georgetown, UPenn, and a few others…</p>

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<p>Haha. It sounds like an awesome topic.</p>

<p>As long as you don’t take yourself too seriously and it’s nicely written, it’s all good.</p>

<p>Emphasis on the nicely written part. Could I read it when it’s done? =]</p>

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<p>Usually ideas that are personal and show development of identify and individualism are golden. I would say go with it.</p>

<p>Also, purely out of curiosity… why?</p>

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<p>Don’t worry, I plan on using some self-depricating humor (calling my leg hair jungle-like… or something to that effect) :slight_smile: I never take myself seriously ;)</p>

<p>@ Dark: is your “why?” directed at me shaving my legs, or writing about them?</p>

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<p>I think dark meant why you like to shave legs. That’s also my question lol</p>

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<p>“Should I Write About Shaving My Legs?”</p>

<p>Doooo it. :-)</p>

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<p>I don’t like the process of leg shaving, but I enjoy the end result :)</p>

<p>I like smoothness, and it makes me feel less cumbersome.</p>

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<p>I understand why. I have the same problem and I’ve tried doing the same thing.</p>

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<p>2 Questions: How often do you do it and does it hurt. I may look into shaving my hair legs as well.</p>

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<p>I want to read it when you’re done!</p>

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<p>^ LOL!</p>

<p>10chars</p>

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<p>CCFanatic: I do it every 3-5 days, 5 gets a bit too long for comfort (rubs on jeans/khakis/plaid shorts a bit)</p>

<p>It doesn’t hurt at all, once in a while you may catch yourself with the razor but that doesn’t even hurt. just make sure you don’t use too dull of a razor… otherwise you’re going to have red dots on your legs for a few days and they will rub your shorts a lot… (unless you wear athletic shorts for a few days, which I suggest)</p>

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<p>sounds like an interesting topic.
however, there are a million ways you could mess it up that are popping into my head. handle with care, like a razor.
OK so that’s not funny but you see what I mean. if I wrote that in a college essay it wouldn’t be funny either-- it would be dumb.</p>

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<p>I love it!</p>

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<p>Yeah the wierd thing is my arms have no hair but my legs are like spider legs (at least I think, then again I’m asian so a lot of hair to me might mean nothing to you Anglo Saxon cavemen)</p>

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<p>LOL. ahhhh yeah, great post</p>

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<p>CCFanatic: you can totally feel my legs as long as I get to feel yours too ;)</p>

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<p>lol.</p>

<p>yes, you can do it!</p>

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<p>Awesome topic man. </p>

<p>I’m a guy who shaves his legs too, but not as frequently as you do. It’s only like a once every 1-2 month thing for me. I don’t keep it hairless, but i just don’t like to have “hairy legs”. Just a little bit is good for me. </p>

<p>I also get people making fun of me, but i just tell them i like it smooth. </p>

<p>Again, great idea and good luck! I’d steal your idea but that’d be mean :slight_smile: anyways i got a couple of good essays written myself.</p>

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<p>hahahahahhahalolz
shave pubs too</p>