Schrödinger’s Immigrant

Simultaneously stealing unemployment benefits while stealing jobs.

Simultaneously subsidising education while taking over corporate workplaces.

Schrödinger’s Admissions Officer

They are holistic, and look at every aspect of your application’s context to decide whether you are worthy to attend, so you should think about creating a narrative that ties your essays together and gives your reader a better idea of your personal situation.

At the same time, they are overwhelmed with hundreds of applications to read through in a week and have to skim through your essays, so you’d better say something shocking to grab their attention.

They want to see something that makes you stand out. So pick an activity that nobody else has ever done and try to outshine other applicants.

At the same time, they have seen everything and anything. So don’t be too reckless with what you put in your essays, and make sure you safely address the questions in each supplemental.

They are human too, so show them your empathy and compassion. Write something that moves them.

At the same time, they don’t like sob stories, so don’t dramatise everything that has happened to you.

It feels like this mystery admissions officer wants everything you don’t have.