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[quote=Anonymous][quote]My spouse was at one point reviewing the application essays for a big state school.
Their flowchart was roughly this:
1. Did they write anything? If no, 0.
2. Check if this person needs a wellness/mental health visit (danger to themselves or others). If so, flag it.
3. Do they say in the essay that they're a URM that overcame obstacles? If so, 3 points.
4. Else, give 2 points and move on.

So perhaps people are overthinking the importance of essays?[/quote]

Can you provide any evidence to support your theory in the current environment? It goes against everything we've been told by several private counselors. Course work and results in rigorous classes and test scores, if submitted, are the first assessments. Essays and recommendations are read for applications that move to the next round. If a school uses dual readers, all the info is read at the same time. For example, Yale adopted a new review process to address the surge in applications. The new process provides a quick review to remove applications that wouldn't be competitive in the next round (incomplete application, no rigor, low GPA, insufficient English skills etc). [/quote]

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