Should I Write in Another Language in My Common App Essay?Answered
Hi! I have recently started my Common App essay and I need help figuring out which would look better. In my essay, I have a quote from my parents saying something in another language. Should I write that quote in the language my parents speak, 嗒多珌嗒� 嗒多珖嗒班珛嗒ㄠ 嗒嗒掂嗒距獋 嗒掂嗒距喃� 嗒ム喃� 嗒涏珖, or just write it in English, 艢u峁� 艣膿r艒n膩 bh膩vam膩峁� vadh膩r艒 thay艒 ch膿? Which would look better? Help!
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Hi @DarkShadow!
Unfortunately, not many admissions officers would understand that it means "Have the share prices gone up?" Even the second version wouldn't make sense to them. In 99% of cases (I'm being lenient about the 1% chance), 嗒忇嗒ㄠ珖 嗒椸珌嗒溹嗒距喃� 嗒ㄠ嗒� 嗒嗋嗒∴喃佮獋 嗒灌珛嗒� (they wouldn't know Gujarati). You will have to include the English translation as I did above.
Hope this helps!
Honestly, I would try and write it in English as many colleges are most familiar with English linguistics. You could put in your app that you have another language and speak fluently in it as that would be sure to impress colleges.
Thanks and hope this helps!
I know for the UC's theres a thing where if you do put in another language you need to add a translation so i recc not putting it in the romanized version but the 嗒多珌嗒� 嗒多珖嗒班珛嗒ㄠ 嗒嗒掂嗒距獋 嗒掂嗒距喃� 嗒ム喃� 嗒涏珖 version and then adding a () for its translation. If you dont have enough space add a loose english translation that would make sense. Having it in the other language would make it look good it may add to the tone and the mood of the essay and also portray something important. The only issue is that AO's are not going to translate it as they go through your application in less than 15 mins and it goes through 3 diff rounds of like judgment if it doesnt get rejected within the first roung (fingers crossed!!) so they wont translate it so I recommend doing it for them :) hope this helped.
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What if I add an English translation? Should I still consider saying it in Gujarati for emphasis or just in English and say "my parents exclaimed in Gujarati?"