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Oct 27, 2010
Undergraduate / "I have obsessive compulsive disorder" - Stanford Roomate Essay [6]
If I could get any tips or critique, I would be so grateful, thanks in advance, just got the essay under 250 words
Supplement 2: Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates love on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate - and us - know you better.
I would like to tell you in advance that looks are deceiving. At first glance I appear to be nothing more than a lazy kid that probably plays too many video games. While I do play video games, nothing could be further from the truth. I like to be thought of as the weird genius at school. Often times you will find me on the whiteboard drawing a crazy invention that couldn't possibly work, or flailing my arms in the air because I just felt like it or even sing really loud because the song is stuck in my head! Then when the teacher asks us about the gravitational force of Pluto, I am the only one that can answer. And people are just confused as to how someone who doesn't look smart at all answered such a question. When you get to know me better, you will see how committed I am to school. My mind has engraved itself to think that until my schoolwork is finished, the rest of the world does not exist. I complete all my work because I can't stand thinking that something isn't finished. For instance, If I start to wipe the dust from my desk, I will end up cleaning my whole room from top to bottom until everything is in perfect order and spotless! You can almost say I have obsessive compulsive disorder. My personality isn't exactly what you would call normal, but I can't imagine being anyone else.
If I could get any tips or critique, I would be so grateful, thanks in advance, just got the essay under 250 words
Supplement 2: Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates love on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or that will help your roommate - and us - know you better.
I would like to tell you in advance that looks are deceiving. At first glance I appear to be nothing more than a lazy kid that probably plays too many video games. While I do play video games, nothing could be further from the truth. I like to be thought of as the weird genius at school. Often times you will find me on the whiteboard drawing a crazy invention that couldn't possibly work, or flailing my arms in the air because I just felt like it or even sing really loud because the song is stuck in my head! Then when the teacher asks us about the gravitational force of Pluto, I am the only one that can answer. And people are just confused as to how someone who doesn't look smart at all answered such a question. When you get to know me better, you will see how committed I am to school. My mind has engraved itself to think that until my schoolwork is finished, the rest of the world does not exist. I complete all my work because I can't stand thinking that something isn't finished. For instance, If I start to wipe the dust from my desk, I will end up cleaning my whole room from top to bottom until everything is in perfect order and spotless! You can almost say I have obsessive compulsive disorder. My personality isn't exactly what you would call normal, but I can't imagine being anyone else.
