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Hi TLSers-

So, if done properly (and by that I mean well-written, concise, and mostly expository), do you think an original poem could work as a diversity statement? For example, if your family's socioeconomic background was/is working class, do you think an adcom would enjoy reading an original poem that clearly illustrates your situation without actually saying what the situation was, like most DS would?

I guess I am really just wondering if this is too much of a risk to take, or if an adcom might find it a welcomed change from the typical DS.

Thanks guys.

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don't get CUTE.

tl;dr: NO

this is a terrible idea

Part of what you want to express in your application is a clear, logical, concise argument in high quality writing regardless of content. I have never heard of a poem that is clear, logical, and concise. Maybe Pablo Neruda, but that is beyond the point. I would stick to prose.

Arcticlynx wrote:Part of what you want to express in your application is a clear, logical, concise argument in high quality writing regardless of content. I have never heard of a poem that is clear, logical, and concise. Maybe Pablo Neruda, but that is beyond the point. I would stick to prose.

do you even William Carlos Williams?



But yeah, potential for failure, not really potential for greater success than conventional statement

As Science Major with a couple of Latin American literature credits, just to fill out a Spanish requirement I hear-by retract my statement about poetry. But I am googleing William Carlos Williams to become more informed.

maybe if the school is a super reach but prolly not

would be kinda funny but still is a terrible idea.