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Aug 10, 2010
Undergraduate / RISD essay- if you can eliminate one thing from the world what would it be? [4]
Hello, I work in the RISD Admissions Office. This fall our essay options for the 2nd essay have changed, and don't include the eliminate one thing option.
The new options are:
1.) Every day we're confronted by circumstances that range from the worrisome to the inspiring. What do you find most compelling in the world right now? How might this impact our future? What influence can you have on the situation.
2.) A short piece of fiction in the form of a story, essay, poem, or other appropriate genre
3.) Is there something you love, have to do, can't stop thinking about? Write about a personal passion or obsession other than visual art or design.
You could probably still use that essay for the first option with a little tweaking.
I don't think you have to worry about the use of the word "God" in the essay. The RISD admissions committee is made up of artists, designers, and scholars. Many great artists have used the medium as a form of protest, and when used appropriately, dissidence can be very powerful.
My only other word of advice is to talk a bit about how to fix the world's dependence on oil. You talk about how bad oil is, but not any viable solutions. RISD programs focus on creative problem solving and critical thinking. Show us how you might creatively solve this problem.
Hello, I work in the RISD Admissions Office. This fall our essay options for the 2nd essay have changed, and don't include the eliminate one thing option.
The new options are:
1.) Every day we're confronted by circumstances that range from the worrisome to the inspiring. What do you find most compelling in the world right now? How might this impact our future? What influence can you have on the situation.
2.) A short piece of fiction in the form of a story, essay, poem, or other appropriate genre
3.) Is there something you love, have to do, can't stop thinking about? Write about a personal passion or obsession other than visual art or design.
You could probably still use that essay for the first option with a little tweaking.
I don't think you have to worry about the use of the word "God" in the essay. The RISD admissions committee is made up of artists, designers, and scholars. Many great artists have used the medium as a form of protest, and when used appropriately, dissidence can be very powerful.
My only other word of advice is to talk a bit about how to fix the world's dependence on oil. You talk about how bad oil is, but not any viable solutions. RISD programs focus on creative problem solving and critical thinking. Show us how you might creatively solve this problem.
