So many essays !!! Wtf?

[Anonymous]

My only general advice is that kids research all the college essays they have to write, before starting on their common app personal statement.

University of Washington and University of Texas as examples, require basically their own personal statements (I am sure there are others). You can "kill two birds" by writing the personal statement for one of those schools which require specific responses, and then using that essay as your common app personal statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My only general advice is that kids research all the college essays they have to write, before starting on their common app personal statement.

University of Washington and University of Texas as examples, require basically their own personal statements (I am sure there are others). You can "kill two birds" by writing the personal statement for one of those schools which require specific responses, and then using that essay as your common app personal statement.

Just be sure schools don’t know the essays were recycled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not remember so many essays when I applied to college.

So we have the common app essay- great, but every college my kid is looking at requires from 2-4 different additional essays and none of them overlap that much.

Kids have AP courses, sports, work, etc. when the hell are they doing all of this?

Let’s face it, rich kids just pay to have their essays written for them or spoon-fed anyways. It should just be common app essay, GPA, test scores and 2 teacher recs.

I can see why there are so fewer males to females in college.

This is when Chatgpt helps!! Just ask it ‘if I were an AO at x University, write an essay to get me admitted’ for that particular prompt. My DC’s friend did this and had an ivy sweep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At least it is electronic now, and there is a common app.

Really, college is work. If they can't motivate to do this (not that it is fun), consider whether they are not on track for the next phase of their lives.

(Though I will say, we have somehow managed to beat all of the fun out of senior year. I wish there were no AP's and kids could just start college level work when they start college!)

Nah. My son has had straight As at a tough private in a very rigorous schedule. Always self-motivated. Never had to check up on him. Studied for standardized tests, scored 5s on every AP and the college essays are a huge PIA. They feel phony and ridiculous. Just have them turn in a graded paper and use scores, gpa and recs.

I think it’s also like the end of the marathon- making it to Jan of senior year. It’s almost there, have to keep chugging…

OK, but let's look at the flip side. My kid is a B+ student. A few APs. Great extra curriculars. And a very good writer. They don't mind writing essays, because they know their grades don't fully reflect their potential. The "extras" matter to kids like this.

[Anonymous]

My kid managed just fine. You do the main common app essay over the summer and then tackle an essay/application every week or two. It takes planning, but it’s doable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My only general advice is that kids research all the college essays they have to write, before starting on their common app personal statement.

University of Washington and University of Texas as examples, require basically their own personal statements (I am sure there are others). You can "kill two birds" by writing the personal statement for one of those schools which require specific responses, and then using that essay as your common app personal statement.

Just be sure schools don’t know the essays were recycled.

What? you cannot recycle your own essays for College?

Isn't it like writing a "cover letter" for a new job or several? The specifics change but the content itself stays the same...

[Anonymous]

All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

You know what you are doing is wrong.

[Anonymous]

My kid really struggled with the essays although they are great writers with gold medals in scholastic writing competitions. Interesting they got in with a full ride at a college that required no essays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

You know what you are doing is wrong.

+1 This is why I dread schools moving towards more emphasis on the essays in the wake of the recent SC decision. It will reward unethical behavior like PP's.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

FFS, do not write your kids' essays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

Post them here! We'll proof read. It takes a village, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

FFS, do not write your kids' essays.

NP and my mother wrote my college essays back in the 90s. It’s been happening forever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All of my friends are writing these essays for their kids this cycle…..me as well.

All of the extraneous ones which require research etc. our outside college counselor is fine with it given DC other work/internship/EC/preseason sports/personal statement etc summer commitments.

Will be done with everything by mid to end of August.

Just use Chat GPT. The Stanford admissions officer said that if you know how to manipulate Chat GPT (which isn't that hard), then it can produce essays in the top 1% of essays for Stanford.