The NYT published an article entitled Earful Over Cheeky University Essay, containing the following excerpt from a student's application to the University of Chicago:
"Dear University of Chicago, It fills me up with that gooey sap you feel late at night when I think about things that are really special to me about you," the essay began. "Tell me, was I just one in a line of many? Was I just another supple 'applicant' to you, looking for a place to live, looking for someone to teach me the ways of the world?"
I recently located my own original Dartmouth essay (hiding away in a file box at my parents' house) -- perhaps I'll scan and post it soon. It was a bit cheeky, although I certainly didn't refer to myself as "supple."
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