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[quote=Anonymous]DC is a good writer but is stuck because of uncertainty about what colleges want from the essays.  She is a passionate advocate and writes well in that context, and also does a great job with analyzing books, etc.  She is convinced colleges want creative, witty, quirky essays and is having writers block because she's more of an analytical person as opposed to a creative/funny/witty writer.  I tell DC to just write what she's passionate about and not worry about it.  I honestly don't know what colleges want because I went to a school back in the day that didn't require essays, so I'm totally useless.  I think kids with essay coaches have an advantage because they can have guidance on what colleges are looking for in the essays.  I can afford an essay coach but I'm not sure it's the right thing to do.  This process has been very eye opening as far as how much people spend on SAT prep, college essay coaches, college consultants for applications....DC has the GPA, SAT and ECs to be competitive at top schools so I'm guessing the essay might actually be a tipping point factor.  I think the SAT essay section would be a better admissions tool because kids would be on a more level playing field but that's obviously not what we have right now.[/quote]

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