Application
Name: Karen
Age: Fourteen
Location: Canada
Websites or similar that have sorted you into Slytherin: Random things on Quizilla, Facebook, and the official site. Do people telling me I should be in Slytherin count?
In your personal opinion, what makes a Slytherin: Most certainly, ambition. And the determination to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, no matter what they may be. I think these are important because otherwise, you're just the same as the rest, thinking that things are just going to come to you rather than working towards them.
I believe that intelligence is also required to a certain degree, because one needs to be able to know what to do and when to do it if they want to succeed.
Lastly, I think that a Slytherin should be able to take care of themselves in the end. Preservation- because once you're at the top, you have to fight to stay there. And there's a high possibility that everyone around you has the same goals in mind, so you need to be able to look out for yourself.
Choose one stereotype about Slytherins that you believe is unfair, and tell us why: This is probably going to be tediously cliche, but not all Slytherins are cruel and manipulative. One can work very hard to reach ambition and get there without sneaky, controlled tactics, thanks. Some people also seem to be under the impression that Slytherins simply follow their ancestors, implying that they do what they do just because they were told to.
Also, it's stereotyped to a certain degree that the only reason Slytherins even talk to anyone is because they want connections, and for no other reason. I resent that because it implies that we don't like people for who they are [which is not always the case].
What personal traits make you well suited to being a Slytherin: I believe that I'm ambitious. And I'll definitely do whatever it takes to rise above everyone around me, and this may sound inhumane, but personally, if the people around me get hurt by me, I don't see it as my fault. I’ll feel bad for them, of course, but it’s not my fault they weren’t looking out for themselves.
Describe something you've done that you consider Slytherin-like: I'll be honest- I had to lie to the nun/principal of my old school to get her to write a letter of reference for me, telling her it was for volunteer work, which I used to get a job that I like rather than working some paper-route or at a fast food place like most fourteen-year-olds.
What, in your personal opinion, is a Slytherin's code of conduct:
- Be determined to reach any goal. Even if it's something easy.
- Have your own sense of morality, because what tends to happen is- people get what they want, they tend to go further, not caring about consequences and the impact it may have, which in the end destroys all that they worked to create.
- Never be influenced by others [stubbornness, to a degree]. If you think that someone has something worthwhile to say, think about it before you make a choice.
- A sense of self. Never lose yourself along the way.
If you couldn't be in Slytherin, which other house would you be in, and why shouldn't you be in that house in the first place: I think I'd probably be in Ravenclaw, because I'm fairly book smart. They obviously have a thirst for knowledge, but what makes Slytherin goes beyond. And Ravenclaw’s might have the knowledge, but they don’t necessarily take advantage of it.
Explain in less than 500 words why you wish to join slytherin: It would be interesting to see what would happen if people that had the same sense of personalities come up with. Also, the idea of having discussions with people who are the same, yet not, appeals to me.
Age: Fourteen
Location: Canada
Websites or similar that have sorted you into Slytherin: Random things on Quizilla, Facebook, and the official site. Do people telling me I should be in Slytherin count?
In your personal opinion, what makes a Slytherin: Most certainly, ambition. And the determination to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, no matter what they may be. I think these are important because otherwise, you're just the same as the rest, thinking that things are just going to come to you rather than working towards them.
I believe that intelligence is also required to a certain degree, because one needs to be able to know what to do and when to do it if they want to succeed.
Lastly, I think that a Slytherin should be able to take care of themselves in the end. Preservation- because once you're at the top, you have to fight to stay there. And there's a high possibility that everyone around you has the same goals in mind, so you need to be able to look out for yourself.
Choose one stereotype about Slytherins that you believe is unfair, and tell us why: This is probably going to be tediously cliche, but not all Slytherins are cruel and manipulative. One can work very hard to reach ambition and get there without sneaky, controlled tactics, thanks. Some people also seem to be under the impression that Slytherins simply follow their ancestors, implying that they do what they do just because they were told to.
Also, it's stereotyped to a certain degree that the only reason Slytherins even talk to anyone is because they want connections, and for no other reason. I resent that because it implies that we don't like people for who they are [which is not always the case].
What personal traits make you well suited to being a Slytherin: I believe that I'm ambitious. And I'll definitely do whatever it takes to rise above everyone around me, and this may sound inhumane, but personally, if the people around me get hurt by me, I don't see it as my fault. I’ll feel bad for them, of course, but it’s not my fault they weren’t looking out for themselves.
Describe something you've done that you consider Slytherin-like: I'll be honest- I had to lie to the nun/principal of my old school to get her to write a letter of reference for me, telling her it was for volunteer work, which I used to get a job that I like rather than working some paper-route or at a fast food place like most fourteen-year-olds.
What, in your personal opinion, is a Slytherin's code of conduct:
- Be determined to reach any goal. Even if it's something easy.
- Have your own sense of morality, because what tends to happen is- people get what they want, they tend to go further, not caring about consequences and the impact it may have, which in the end destroys all that they worked to create.
- Never be influenced by others [stubbornness, to a degree]. If you think that someone has something worthwhile to say, think about it before you make a choice.
- A sense of self. Never lose yourself along the way.
If you couldn't be in Slytherin, which other house would you be in, and why shouldn't you be in that house in the first place: I think I'd probably be in Ravenclaw, because I'm fairly book smart. They obviously have a thirst for knowledge, but what makes Slytherin goes beyond. And Ravenclaw’s might have the knowledge, but they don’t necessarily take advantage of it.
Explain in less than 500 words why you wish to join slytherin: It would be interesting to see what would happen if people that had the same sense of personalities come up with. Also, the idea of having discussions with people who are the same, yet not, appeals to me.