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Just some questions about app essays:

-Should you title your college essay?
-Can you use the words "Mom" and "Dad" and other sort of colloquial words? (swears if in dialogue?)
- Can you use quotes from books, movies, etc...?

I may have more later but if someone could answer these ones for now that'd be great. Thanks.

By Duke3d4 (Duke3d4) on Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 11:00 pm: Edit

No
Yes, any words are okay, adds to creativeness
Yes

By Daria1000 (Daria1000) on Saturday, July 03, 2004 - 11:09 pm: Edit

On the common app faq, it says that you should title your essay if it's just an open ended one. If you're answering a specific question, then say which number. I think a title wouldn't hurt, as long as you can think of a good one.

By Madjoy (Madjoy) on Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 12:11 am: Edit

I think you should keep swearing to a minimum, although I think colloquialisms are fine. :P

By Nutraamy (Nutraamy) on Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 03:54 am: Edit

i read a book that interviewed adcoms from top school. Swearing is likely to get your essay thrown in the trash.

By Dostoyevsky (Dostoyevsky) on Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 08:47 am: Edit

yea i heard the same....be funny without swearing, and if you cant manage to that, tehn just drop the humor alltogether....i just disagree with duke abt the title thingie, i think i will title mine....the penn essay is a "pg 217 of 300 of ur autobiography"....i think i will create an interesting title for my autobiography and then put " -217- " at the bottom....nyway, it all depends on the essay and the person, but its NOT WRONG to title it