<p>db123: Aww, thanks. My belief is there’s no point in being hurt by legitimate criticism if it’s well intended. 
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<p>As to your offer of friendship, I heartily accept 
– you’ll be my first official friend at UVA! (Of course, I haven’t officially enrolled yet, since my mother is still procuring that 250 dollars …) So I guess I’ll see you in the fall? I can’t make it to the Lawn on April, but I can say with 98% certainty I’m going to attend. My family thinks it’s more important to save the funds for when they send down in August. </p>
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<p>Haha, that’s what I originally did for the first version (I started on one discussion, mentioned the dialogue as sort of anecdote, and went on to another). But that was 250 words too many for the UVA app. However, the first version probably suffered a lot of the same problems too. </p>
<p>Well, here’s a second one for you to apply your critical eye 
– it was in response to the “What work of art, music, science, mathematics or literature has surprised, unsettled or challenged you, and in what way?” prompt.</p>
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<p>One of my favourite works is Gabriel Faur</p>