You may of heard your English teacher mention to write a "blind essay." I too wondered what it meant, my teacher was new. It's part of the lingo that english majors use.

See, a lot of writers will cringe when you use the word I too much. Frequent use of it when not in a position paper (and even then in moderation) makes the entire written object sound sophmoric, and lower diction. Most experts say that when writing an admissions essay, avoid using I too much, it could cost you between an accept and reject to college. So if a teacher wants you to write a 'Blind' Essay, it's an essay where you refrain from using 'I' too many times. 'I' sounds like 'Eye', get it?

Of course the term was coined by somebody witty and probably spent a lot of time grading essays.