Another essay
A whacky essay (a continuation of Ern Sheong’s series of revealed US essays)
Virtually all of Stanford’s undergraduates live on campus. Write a note to your future roommate that reveals something about you or thait will help your roommate–and us–know you better. (1800 characters)
A big “Hello!” to my Stanford Roomie! I hail from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and I’m ethnically Chinese—although I can’t speak fluent Mandarin because I did not attend a Chinese-medium school. Weird, isn’t it? At home, I am known as the “Banana Chinese” (Chinese who can’t speak Mandarin fluently) but I can speak the Cantonese dialect pretty well, not to mention Malay and “Manglish” (Malaysian English, though it sounds like Mangled English). Of all things Malaysian, I love its food best. Eating a.k.a. food-venturing was my pastime. Malaysia is home to Chinese, Malay and Indian food: chicken rice, prawn noodles, Briyani rice, “satay” and oh, so much more. On another note, whle I am generally affable and caring, it wasn’t always so when I was younger. I remember punching a kid (I was a little kid too) because he irritated me. I also recall buying a packet of rubber bands and shooting them one by one at a female tuition teacher in the day-care centre I went to, who just stood there photocopying obliviously while I unleashed my elastic fury! Those were my mischievous days indeed. Thankfully, I have since grown up and shed my naughty self-image. Ironically, people know me in school as Ern Sheong (serious student, tough Head Prefect, geeky) but elsewhere (in church, extra classes, etc.) they know me as Jonathan (good-natured joker). One day, a guy who knew me as Jonathan wondered if I knew Ern Sheong because “we” went to the same school. Was he in for a surprise! So, Ern Sheong isn’t as nerdy as people think! Well, I hope that we can be good buddies. In fact, we already have something in common—a passion to study in Stanford, don its Cardinal red apparel and experience its delightful milieu. See you in Stanford! Your Potential Best Stanford Buddy, Ern Sheong. (call me Jonathan!)
Disclaimer: This is by no means a model Stanford essay. I was deferred in EA for admission in fall 2008.
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I was reading your other blog all this while! Cis.
But I really liked your Stanford essay, it’s very you. Very personal essay.
Thanks! =)