Amateur hour is over. To the intelligent reader, grammar mistakes are no joke on a college essay. It may not be a final death knell but will certainly raise an eyebrow. https://www.c2educate.com/blog/10-grammar-mistakes-that-hurt-college-apps-and-all-other-writing/ https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/college-essay-grammar-checklist |
Huh? I KNOW you aren't casting stones! LOL!!! |
Bonus points? The adcoms will assume she can't write. Sorry but there are no brownie points for this. |
? The girl got into Yale. (p.s. I can't confirm the pappa john's essay actually had grammatical errors; I'm just going by the pp's assertion that it did). |
If that happens, those who have the gold make the rules. In addition to us, will you be reaching out to Harvard to vigorously let them know how disenchanted you are at this behavior? |
What girl? Do you have a link? Does anybody ever provide some proof, good or bad? |
c'mon. Google it. This came out a couple of months ago.
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Here's the essay. I'll bet a few readers here have no clue who are Pavlov's dogs which demonstrates the student was well read. Humorous essay. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2017/06/04/the-papa-johns-pizza-admissions-essay-that-yale-loved/?utm_term=.5293d08a37bb#annotations:11961494 |
Done.
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I aim to please! LOL. Glad that smart are en force on DCUM this morning. |
And she got free pizzas and an internship. Very smart, very slick! |
In addition to the essay, reading 100 books in the last year MAY have had a lot to do with her acceptance. |
so you can claim you read 100 books and that will help you get into a good college? Thanks that's a good tip. |
You don't like smart people, do you? It's obvious no matter how you try and spin it. To each his own, I guess. |
I like smart people. Is there any way to verify she read 100 books? I will bet now that many people claim this on their apps next year since it worked so well for her. |