That’s one of the bizarre essay questions for students applying to the University of Chicago for the coming year. The University of Maryland asked students to detail their favourite thing about…last Tuesday. Princeton wants to know: “What song represents the soundtrack of your life at this moment?” All this to get college-bound kids to “push boundaries and creativity”—or more likely, give their parents a panic attack. 

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