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Congrats to JS, that is excellent news.
Sujay -- I had a very traditional essay for the Personal Expression (Essay #3), though I think io's idea is pretty cool. For me, I just told about my personal history, how my past shaped me, and why I wanted to go to NYU.
I think it's futile to use anyone else's experience as a guide for determining why you were personally not selected for admission. None of us can really guess what the AdCom is thinking when they look at an applicant's credentials.
Sujay -- I had a very traditional essay for the Personal Expression (Essay #3), though I think io's idea is pretty cool. For me, I just told about my personal history, how my past shaped me, and why I wanted to go to NYU.
I think it's futile to use anyone else's experience as a guide for determining why you were personally not selected for admission. None of us can really guess what the AdCom is thinking when they look at an applicant's credentials.
30 Oct 2007, 16:09
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Hey Sujay
Sorry to hear your bad news...
For my personal expression essay, I did not do anything terribly creative; all I did was answer the question the best I could. My essay used somewhat less formal prose than my others and talked about experiences in my first job and how they still embody who I am today. My description sounds kind of corny but I don't think the essay itself turned out that way. The message gave me an opportunity to be somewhat humble (my first job was a cashier/deli clerk at 16) and to talk about what I learned, the people I met, etc.
I think a lot of people get too caught up in the "Feel free to be creative" part and forget that the question itself is quite simple: how would you like to describe yourself to others.
Believe me when I tell you, I deliberated on message, style, form, and substance literally for months before one day (in September mind you) I just sat down and wrote a story about this experience. From that, I polished it into an effective essay. I did not mention how I "fit" with Stern (as Beagles mentioned in his post) though it would make sense to do so in hindsight.
Would love to hear what others did for this essay...
Sorry to hear your bad news...
For my personal expression essay, I did not do anything terribly creative; all I did was answer the question the best I could. My essay used somewhat less formal prose than my others and talked about experiences in my first job and how they still embody who I am today. My description sounds kind of corny but I don't think the essay itself turned out that way. The message gave me an opportunity to be somewhat humble (my first job was a cashier/deli clerk at 16) and to talk about what I learned, the people I met, etc.
I think a lot of people get too caught up in the "Feel free to be creative" part and forget that the question itself is quite simple: how would you like to describe yourself to others.
Believe me when I tell you, I deliberated on message, style, form, and substance literally for months before one day (in September mind you) I just sat down and wrote a story about this experience. From that, I polished it into an effective essay. I did not mention how I "fit" with Stern (as Beagles mentioned in his post) though it would make sense to do so in hindsight.
Would love to hear what others did for this essay...
sujayb
30 Oct 2007, 18:09
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For Essay 3, I submitted a Scrabble Board (supplemental material) that had crossword puzzle answers about my life. I submitted the "Across" and "Down" clues separately in a word doc.
Accepted to Wash Sq - Weekends.
Accepted to Wash Sq - Weekends.
I can think of a few possibilities(wild in general). 
