Are these really 'alternative' assessments?

Where to apply to college and how to stand out from the crowd are a couple big questions facing high school seniors.  Adolescence is almost equal parts figuring out how to stand out and how to fit in.  It is all at once, "Look at me" and "Stop looking at me!" (With a dash of, "Why are you looking at me?" or for some, "Whachu lookin at?")

It is the ultimate-multi-year questioning of others, "How you doin'," which is to really be asking, "How am I doing?"

So enjoy these offerings from the Post.  If you like some fun, outside the box questions, you'll like the examples they offer.  You might even consider them to be reasonable ideas for in-class essays.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/college-admissions/find-x-and-other-unusual-colle.html