Stanford Roommate Essay

Lowenhart
Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:23:35 +0000

As a transfer applicant, I’m writing my Stanford roommate essay based on an experience I’ve had with my roommate in college so far. I found that I hum or sing quite often, my roommate sometimes joining me. And by singing, I mean horribly attempting old Britney Spears lyrics, Backstreet Boys melodies, and a lot of other huge hits from the past decade that I never listened to while they were popular. Sometimes it’d cause us to spontaneously sing snippets over the course of the next week or so. This happened a lot when we were studying for an exam or writing a difficult essay, him getting very stressed out. I relate these (after presenting an anecdote) to how I’m very calm under pressure and stress and do silly things to lighten my mood, as well as others’, and take some deep breaths before refocusing on my goal.

Hopefully this description captures the gist of what I’m writing. Any thoughts?