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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw this posted in a recently bumped-up thread and saw something similar on TineoCollegePrep's page, and curious for this groups (and ANY professional's) take

(from here: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/60/1223607.page)
Some schools like more “polished” essays. Others not as much, and it’s a “flag”. Schools that like the polished essay include:
Princeton; Stanford; Northwestern; Cornell; Rice; Emory; Michigan; USC.

From Tineo: Writing Style for College Supplemental Essays (Dec 26 2024 IG post)

[b]These schools prefer heartfelt but straightforward lang (not overly poetic):[/b]
Harvard
Tufts
Columbia
Vanderbilt
Rice
BU
NYU
Princeton
CMU

[b]Prefer heartfelt & elevated, almost poetic language:[/b]
Georgetown
Northwestern
Stanford
Dartmouth
UChicago
Notre Dame

[b]In the middle[/b]
JHU
Cornell
Brown
Duke

Anyone with firsthand experience here?[/quote]

Does Michigan like really polished essays?
Tineo says they like "compelling" Why Michigan essays. What is that?[/quote]

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