Are the essays read together as a whole?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:it does depend on the college. some do not even look at the essays.

Are you saying they don't look at any essays, or that there are schools that read the supplements and not the common app essay?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:it does depend on the college. some do not even look at the essays.

Are you saying they don't look at any essays, or that there are schools that read the supplements and not the common app essay?

T1-T15 essays are very important. Applicants become pretty similar at the top---they all have 'everything', i.e., grades, scores, ecs so they do read them carefully. Watch the podcasts at Yale's website. It was really informative with how the committees look at applications and they have specific ones directed solely to the essay. Even if you don't apply there. It's helpful.

After T30 or so, essays become less and less important.