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November 23, 2014 10:58 pm at 10:58 pm #614321popa_bar_abbaParticipant
I am looking for some sample seminary essays to get some ideas of what my daughter should write in her essay to BJJ in 2031.
Please post your seminary essays, along with:
1. Seminaries sent to.
2. Whether you were accepted.
3. Your high school and GPA.
Thanks in advance!
November 23, 2014 11:07 pm at 11:07 pm #1063240ivoryParticipantAnother seminary thread!
November 23, 2014 11:20 pm at 11:20 pm #1063241lookingforsemMemberplease dont post stuff like this thanks
November 23, 2014 11:27 pm at 11:27 pm #1063242Patur Aval AssurParticipantJust give her http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/macrobiotic-seminaries-in-israel-is-there-one and she should be good to go.
November 23, 2014 11:35 pm at 11:35 pm #1063243stam a deyaMemberA Rosh Yeshiva called me once to write an essay for his daughter in BJJ. I sat down with my massive library and tools and could not complete the assignment. It was so silly….When my own daughter went (she didn’t really ask me….), I told her in no uncertain terms that she will not get help from me !!! Absolutely ridicuolous. I was coined the phrase that we pay $15,000-$20,000 tuition for seminary “to teach our daughters about ???????”. Totally outrageous.
November 24, 2014 12:47 am at 12:47 am #1063244lookingforsemMemberpatal avul assur – u sure that girl isnt a troll? who in the world talks like that?
November 24, 2014 12:57 am at 12:57 am #1063245☕ DaasYochid ☕Participant’31? You must be trolling us. You said she was going in ’33.
Also, you should really send your daughters to your own seminaries. It’s good for shidduchim, you know.
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/how-important-is-seminary-for-shidduchim#post-533559
November 24, 2014 1:12 am at 1:12 am #1063246Patur Aval AssurParticipantDaasYochid:
She’s going to be in the class of 2033 which is the school year beginning in September 2032 which means she will be writing her application essay in the end of 2031. That is what Popa meant when he wrote “what my daughter should write in her essay to BJJ in 2031”.
November 24, 2014 1:21 am at 1:21 am #1063247RandomexMemberDaasYochid:
It should be ’32 (in this thread). Is that what you meant?
Here’s his timeline from the “BJJ class of 2033” thread:
Feb 2014
turns 18 in feb 2032
graduates high school in 2032
finishes seminary in 2033
November 24, 2014 1:35 am at 1:35 am #1063248☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantDo I really need to explain how I know popa’s trolling?
1. I don’t think popa became such a feminist overnight that he made a pidyon habas, and expects her to be a gadol.
2. Popa doesn’t believe in seminaries.
3. It’s too early for essays for 2031, 2, or 3.
4. HE’S POPA, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!!!
November 24, 2014 2:40 am at 2:40 am #1063249Patur Aval AssurParticipantpatal avul assur – u sure that girl isnt a troll? who in the world talks like that?
If you don’t believe me, click on the link in her post. Also, I wasn’t only referring to the first post in that thread.
November 24, 2014 2:46 am at 2:46 am #1063250popa_bar_abbaParticipantAgain proving that only people with a P and and A in their name know math.
November 24, 2014 5:35 am at 5:35 am #1063251☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantAgain proving that only people with a P and and A in their name know math.
It’s got nothing to do with math, it has to do with me not knowing that the seminary situation is so redacted that most girls have to write silly essays so far in advance.
I didn’t know, because when you have enough $$, they don’t bother you to write essays, they’re only makpid that you know how to sign checks.
November 24, 2014 2:43 pm at 2:43 pm #1063254writersoulParticipantSeminary essays are just to show that your tutor, older sister or friend has a basic grasp of the English language.
November 25, 2014 5:53 am at 5:53 am #1063255Patur Aval AssurParticipantThis was my seminary application essay:
To whom it may concern,
My name is Patur Aval Assur.
I am smart… but not too smart.
I am funny… but not too funny.
I am calm… but not too calm.
I am geshmak… but not too geshmak.
I am quiet… but not too quiet.
I am serious… but not too serious.
I am popular… but not too popular.
I am caring… but not too caring.
I am nice… but not too nice.
I am with it… but not too with it.
I am tzanua… but not too tzanua.
I am trendy… but not too trendy.
I am open minded… but not too open minded.
I am helpful… but not too helpful.
I was head of production… but not too much.
I was head of chessed… but not too much.
I was president of G.O…. but not too much.
I have given a lot of information about myself… but not too much.
A few days later, I realized that I had made a huge mistake. So I immediately emailed the following to the seminary:
To whom it my concern,
I apologize profusely for my mistake but it seems as if I accidentally sent you my shidduch profile instead of my application essay. Please tell me how I should proceed.
Sincerely,
Patur Aval Assur
They emailed me back:
Dear Patur,
No apology is necessary. It was an honest mistake and we get it all the time. What you sent us is more than enough for us to determine that you are exactly what we are looking for.
Fondly,
The Hanhala
November 25, 2014 1:52 pm at 1:52 pm #1063256☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantFunny, PAA! (but not too funny)
November 25, 2014 2:13 pm at 2:13 pm #1063257popa_bar_abbaParticipantWhen I was learning in the Mir, my chavrusah’s wife had the job of reading all of these.
Basically, they paid her 2 shekel per essay to read them and fill out a chart–not unlike PAA’s– that rated the applicant from 1-5 on various metrics.
He used to bring in the, errr, interesting ones, and we’d cackle over them.
November 25, 2014 4:22 pm at 4:22 pm #1063258Patur Aval AssurParticipantQuestion:
Why can’t I make a two line break in a post? In my above seminary application there was supposed to be a two line break to make clear that “A few days later…” was not part of the original essay.
November 25, 2014 4:23 pm at 4:23 pm #1063259Patur Aval AssurParticipantThank you, DaasYochid.
November 25, 2014 7:15 pm at 7:15 pm #1063260☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantYou’re welcome…but not too welcome.
November 25, 2014 10:05 pm at 10:05 pm #1063261BoruchSchwartzParticipantoh would you quit cackling like a bunch of hens!
November 25, 2014 11:03 pm at 11:03 pm #1063262lookingforsemMemberi havent even had the baby yet!!
November 26, 2014 7:19 pm at 7:19 pm #1063263Patur Aval AssurParticipantI had been warned by my friends that they ask weird questions in the interview. So I prepared answers to all sorts of questions, such as “if you were an animal what would you be?”, “If you were a flower…”, If you were a drink…”, “If you were a car…”, etc.
But what they actually asked me was “If you were an element which one would you be?”
I was totally unprepared for that one. I started running through the periodic table in my mind but I couldn’t really think of an answer because my mind was occupied by the thought that if all girls had to be an element, shidduchim would be so much simpler – atomic number = dress size and atomic mass = weight.
The interviewer started losing patience so I just blurted out “Oxygen”.
But then I was asked to explain my choice. So I just said the first thing that popped into my mind:
“I want to be able to give life support to my husband.”
Needless to say, I was accepted on the spot.
November 26, 2014 8:18 pm at 8:18 pm #1063264popa_bar_abbaParticipantI told them “moron.”
You mean boron?
No, I mean you.
A different time I told them farlium.
Why?
Because I know you wouldn’t know it wasn’t a real element.
November 26, 2014 8:39 pm at 8:39 pm #1063265☕ DaasYochid ☕ParticipantI was actually the one interviewing popa.
First popa called me a Boron. So I asked her, if she thought so, why did she want to come to my Seminarium? She said because there were no good Seminariums in Americium. So I asked her why she didn’t apply to Bnos Sarah in Californium, and she said because she isn’t Lubavium.
I told her that I had to be Francium with her, that we couldn’t take a girl who was Sodium.
And I got the last laugh, because the application fee was a lot more than a Nickel.
November 26, 2014 10:20 pm at 10:20 pm #1063266Patur Aval AssurParticipantThen there was the time when the interviewer asked me what a certain Ramban was saying. When I told her that I had no idea, she asked me what a different Ramban was saying, and again I didn’t know. After about seven or eight repeats of this, one of the Rabbis walked in. I turned to the Rabbi and said “Just what we needed. Mrs. Interviewer really wants to know what the Ramban is saying and I haven’t the foggiest idea. Maybe you can help her.” She got this look on her face so I assumed she was embarrassed that she didn’t know the Rambans. So I said to her “Don’t worry about the fact that you can’t read a Ramban; I can’t either and I’m getting along just fine. And anyway I’m sure you have other good qualities. Like maybe you’re a good cook or something.” At that point she jumped up and shouted “I’LL HAVE YOU KNOW…” but I cut her off and said “there you go – you have a dramatic flair. Maybe you can join the Drama Club. I hear it’s good for shidduchim.” She then said “Young lady, I am married.” To which I responded “Really? Even though you couldn’t read a Ramban?”
At this point she was steaming (I’m not quite sure why; maybe the previous interviewee got her into a bad mood). She said “You insolent impertinent twerp! I have not seen such audacity in all my years of conducting interviews!”
I was starting to get a little uncomfortable. I was not really used to having a middle aged woman yelling at me for no apparent reason. So I said “maybe we should sing a song together. It’s really good for calming down.” (The Rabbi had already walked out so there was no kol isha issue.) Guess what? She slapped me. Right across the face. But I kept my cool and said “thank you for your time” and walked out.
December 7, 2014 4:59 am at 4:59 am #1063267Patur Aval AssurParticipantI saw a friend of mine today and she looked like she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. So naturally I asked her what was bothering her. So she tells me that she’s going for her seminary interview on Monday and she’s freaking out. So I said “why ever so?” to which she responded that she heard some legends and she’s terrified of getting Popa as her interviewer. (I immediately thought to tell her to read http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/im-afraid-it-will-be-popa but I didn’t, for two reasons. 1) She happens to be on the rotund end of the spectrum and would probably get insulted if she read that thread. 2) It was unclear to me whether she had actually read this thread or whether she had just heard legends from someone else; I have a shtickle raya that she did not read this thread – in this thread DaasYochid interviewed Popa but we don’t find that Popa interviewed anyone. But I couldn’t be sure that she hadn’t read it and I knew that I wanted to post about her and I was afraid that if I told her to read that other thread, she might also read this thread and realize that I’m talking about her.)
So I told her “you can’t go through life always being afraid of meeting Popa. For all you know I might be Popa.” Let me tell you, that REALLY freaked her out.
December 23, 2014 10:29 am at 10:29 am #1063268☢️ Rand0m3x 🎲ParticipantPAA:
Question:
Why can’t I make a two line break in a post?
?? There’s no double spacing / So you say / Not for you anyway ??
But for me… Double spacing within a line is impossible, AFAIK.
December 29, 2014 12:27 pm at 12:27 pm #1063269☢️ Rand0m3x 🎲ParticipantCareful examination of my post may reveal the double line-gap technique.
February 27, 2015 7:45 am at 7:45 am #1063270Patur Aval AssurParticipantAgain proving that only people with a P and and A in their name know math
What about
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/parents-and-shidduchim#post-551682 ?
March 8, 2015 7:24 am at 7:24 am #1063271Patur Aval AssurParticipantTurns out I had already insulted Popa’s math skills several months earlier:
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/coffeeroom/topic/good-jokes/page/33#post-536673
March 8, 2015 1:12 pm at 1:12 pm #1063272Veltz MeshugenerMemberTo maximize you’re chances at BJJ, you should demonstrate broad knowledge on the subject of hidden haskalic tendencies of accepted rabbinic authorities.
March 8, 2015 1:27 pm at 1:27 pm #1063273cozimjewishMemberPAA – how exactly were you G.O President “not too much”? 😉
March 8, 2015 1:35 pm at 1:35 pm #1063274cozimjewishMember(Sorry. Just read it now… 🙂 )
March 8, 2015 1:57 pm at 1:57 pm #1063275Patur Aval AssurParticipantTo maximize you’re chances at BJJ, you should demonstrate broad knowledge on the subject of hidden haskalic tendencies of accepted rabbinic authorities.
It’s actually a geshmak dissertation (though I haven’t finished it yet so this comment is subject to change).
March 8, 2015 1:58 pm at 1:58 pm #1063276Patur Aval AssurParticipantcozimjewish:
The same way I was head of production and head of chessed not too much.
March 8, 2015 2:15 pm at 2:15 pm #1063277cozimjewishMemberYes well…..that made a lot of sense too 🙂
March 8, 2015 3:16 pm at 3:16 pm #1063278Patur Aval AssurParticipantI would explain, but I’m afraid it might degenerate into a theological debate.
March 8, 2015 3:17 pm at 3:17 pm #1063279cozimjewishMemberHead of production, chessed, G.O…..no wonder you were accepted into Bnos Sarah, BJJ, Michlalah etc!!!
March 8, 2015 3:24 pm at 3:24 pm #1063280cozimjewishMemberPAA – You’re too funny! Lol 😀
March 8, 2015 3:26 pm at 3:26 pm #1063281cozimjewishMemberWhoops, I mean – you’re funny, but not too funny…
March 8, 2015 3:41 pm at 3:41 pm #1063282Patur Aval AssurParticipantWhy thank you.
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