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[quote=Anonymous]We helped DC edit short essay down to meet the word count, but they did the first draft at school and got feedback from their English teacher. There are definitely things I would change if I was truly editing but helping remove some extra words/sentences was the extent of our edits. At least one of the schools we are applying to required a graded essay. Schools that require the SSAT will see the essay that students write for that. Resist the temptation to do too much here and be honest with yourself re level of involvement. Schools do not expect 12th grade level writing, but this is an important part of how they size up a kids potential/voice. College essays are a bit different. This should be 100% student. DC wrote theirs in college seminar class, peers reviewed it, CC gave feedback and school brought in former college admissions officers to give feedback. [/quote]
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