<p>Blogging is one of my ECs, but would an admissions officer be offended at swearing? It’s all for humor’s sake- sometimes a sentence just need the f word to be funny. In my observations of adults so far, they’re not as offended by swearing in general than I thought before but…I don’t know.</p>
<p>I think it would kind of depend on the context. If you’re swearing in (<em>$& the $(&%^@</em> government…bunch of ($(&#&^%)(<em># greedy %(</em>&#& $(&%(&^(&!!! kind of way…then I would say it’s a bad thing.</p>
<p>However, if it’s in humorous good nature, I wouldn’t think of it as too bad of a thing. Swearing is a fact of life. It carries a big social stigma, but that’s only because many people in society consider it a bad thing. There’s nothing inherently wrong about it.</p>
<p>I’ve actually read a couple studies recently that have indicated that people who swear frequently tend to be more honest overall. Interesting read…I can’t speak to the validity of it though.</p>
<p>agreatperhaps:</p>
<p>First, I’m assuming that you’re not talking about outright vulgarity (as prior poster suggested). Normal swearing, in a blog – I’m afraid that someone might take offense at that.</p>
<p>Ok – serious question – Let’s say an admissions officer does take offense at your language – would you want to go to that school. Remember, the most important part of the process is for you to find a school which is a fit for you. You say it’s for humor, and if adults have read it without offense, I’ll assume you haven’t crossed the line. So, F*** em if they can’t take a joke.</p>