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Hugh Gallagher is an author and musician from New York City. He is best known for his satire, including his band Von Von Von, his award-winning satire on the college application essay, "3A Essay", and the novel Teeth.
Nov 23, 2008 · A humorous and inventive essay by Hugh Gallagher, who applied to college in 1989 with a list of absurd achievements and skills. The essay became a viral meme and was published in several magazines and blogs.
Jul 19, 2016 · Hugh Gallagher wrote a humorous essay in 1990 about his fictional achievements and won a writing award. He used it as a sample to get into NYU, where he graduated and became a novelist.
Hugh Gallagher (October 17, 1932 – July 13, 2004) was an author and international disability advocate. Born in Palo Alto, California, he grew up in Chicago, New York City and Washington, D.C. He contracted polio in 1952 at age 19 while studying at Haverford College.
Dec 26, 1997 · The Ultimate College Application Essay. This is an essay written by Hugh Gallagher when applying to New York University. He graduated from NYU in May 1994. In 1995, this essay was reprinted in The Guardian.
My career began in journalism, writing for Rolling Stone, Wired, Harper's and the Beastie Boy’s Grand Royal. My branding work started at New York's Arnell Group. it continued with MRM Worldwide, Ogilvy, and then work in Portland OR, with Nike, Microsoft and Cinco Design.
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Hugh Gallagher wrote that college application essay. You know which one I mean. Since appearing in Harper's in 1990, it's become an Internet staple; before web pages made it easy to preserve information, it wound up in just about everybody's email at one point or another.
