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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They thought the short essays were stupid, so I am sure they did not put 100% effort into them.[/quote]

It’s no surprise that a very smart student would see through the short essay questions for VT. They are performative nonsense.[/quote]

I felt like every essay my kid wrote, outside their main essay, was unnecessary non-sense. It felt in each case like a hoop jumping exercise to demonstrate you were willing to put for a minimum amount of effort to be considered for admission.[/quote]

DP.  I prefer a school that requires essays rather than just a throwaway application that anyone and everyone will submit.  Now THAT’S a lazy tactic designed to get more applicants.  [/quote]

I’m not disputing it. My kid wrote lots of essays. But often they felt like more of a “are you willing to address my prompt” than anything. Like one of UVM’s prompts was “why type of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream would you be?” or something or the like. Trust me, nobody is cutting and pasting from another essay to answer that question.[/quote]

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