This is in the category of ‘unforced error.’ There are plenty of ways to muff up an essay but it’s always a shame to see a BSer muff things up in content that they aren’t even being asked to write about. Take Wharton essay 1: What do you hope to gain professionally from the Wharton…
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rwelch9439 says
I’m writing my Georgetown Essay right now, and the question doesn’t ask for any “Why Georgetown” or “ST/LT Goal” stuff. Should I be including that in there even though the question is pretttty specific? The only other essay they have is a 1 minute video essay introducing yourself. I think I will include ST goals in there, but as for Why Georgetown, I might only get to have a sentence or two. Thanks for the help!
essaysnark says
If the question doesn’t specifically ask for that stuff then it’s safe not to include it at all! We’d also be reluctant to advise any goals related content in an ‘introduce yourself’ essay — 1 minute is REALLY short and your goals don’t say anything about who you are as a person, so that’s not really the type of content that’s going to be memorable or impressive or important for the adcom to know in that context. Can’t recall offhand if Georgetown does it but many schools have a short goals question or dropdown in the app, and that’s why they’re OK with not having a formal essay prompt about them. Even if Georgetown does not, we’d strongly suggest sticking to exactly what they asked for in the essays themselves. The main exceptions are things like a career goals essay (like what Columbia asks in essay 1) where they have not asked for ‘why Columbia’ but it’s a natural part of the discussion when you’re discussing the goals.
Make sense?
rwelch9439 says
Yep, makes total sense. Thanks again!