I wasn't sure if this was too informal... I'm right at the character limit, but does anyone have some suggestions? Thanks!
Prompt: Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. What would you want your freshman roommate to know about you? Tell us something about you that will help your roommate -- and us -- know you better.
Dear Future Roomie,
I was talking to my mom about describe me in words, and she laughed and gave me one: oxymoron. At first I thought this was her oh-so-clever way of insulting me, but I soon realized that I am, in fact, an oxymoron. I'm a nerdy fashion plate, an organized mess, a predictable sporadic. And I love it.
My "nerdiness" is a trait for which I've become known among my classmates. I'm "that smart girl" who will willingly help you on calculus homework or Latin translations. Around the rest of the school, however, everyone knows me as "that girl with the crazy clothes and wicked high shoes." It's been my goal every year of high school to wear a different outfit everyday, and this year I'm keeping track of my progress via a photo album on facebook. I can't explain it, but I love school just as much as I love fashion.
One look at the usual state of my room might send many running for boxes to organize the mounds of shoes, magazines, books, papers, and assorted gadgets I've accumulated, but I know where to find everything I need in under three minutes. I may be the only one who understands my system of "organization," but as roommates, I will be sure to let you in on the whereabouts of anything you may need to borrow.
Finally, the one thing you can always be sure of with me is that you probably won't know what I'll do next. I'll be singing a twangy Brad Paisley song one minute, then breakin' it down to a T-Pain rap the next. I'll be dutifully studying in the library, and then decide that it's time to curl up with popcorn and a movie.
I'm really excited to meet you, and I look forward to some crazy adventures together!
Affectionately yours,
Marisa Haire
Prompt: Virtually all of Stanford's undergraduates live on campus. What would you want your freshman roommate to know about you? Tell us something about you that will help your roommate -- and us -- know you better.
Dear Future Roomie,
I was talking to my mom about describe me in words, and she laughed and gave me one: oxymoron. At first I thought this was her oh-so-clever way of insulting me, but I soon realized that I am, in fact, an oxymoron. I'm a nerdy fashion plate, an organized mess, a predictable sporadic. And I love it.
My "nerdiness" is a trait for which I've become known among my classmates. I'm "that smart girl" who will willingly help you on calculus homework or Latin translations. Around the rest of the school, however, everyone knows me as "that girl with the crazy clothes and wicked high shoes." It's been my goal every year of high school to wear a different outfit everyday, and this year I'm keeping track of my progress via a photo album on facebook. I can't explain it, but I love school just as much as I love fashion.
One look at the usual state of my room might send many running for boxes to organize the mounds of shoes, magazines, books, papers, and assorted gadgets I've accumulated, but I know where to find everything I need in under three minutes. I may be the only one who understands my system of "organization," but as roommates, I will be sure to let you in on the whereabouts of anything you may need to borrow.
Finally, the one thing you can always be sure of with me is that you probably won't know what I'll do next. I'll be singing a twangy Brad Paisley song one minute, then breakin' it down to a T-Pain rap the next. I'll be dutifully studying in the library, and then decide that it's time to curl up with popcorn and a movie.
I'm really excited to meet you, and I look forward to some crazy adventures together!
Affectionately yours,
Marisa Haire