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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Doubt that any essay is going to be make or break for selective college admissions if you are "standard suburban white kid" - even a wealthy one.

They're not going to notice anything that's not a URM "overcoming tremendous obstacles" essay.[/quote]

It doesn't make or break unless you write one of the top 50 essays they read that season (that maybe goes on the website as an example of a great admitted student essay).  [b]My own view[/b] is you just want the essay to be different such that the AO at [b]least wants to read it because it is a topic that nobody else is writing about[/b].  You then weave in your life story in a nuanced way...but you never write directly about an activity, sport, etc. [/quote]

Absolutely incorrect backyard fence gossip.[/quote]

Thanks for your backyard fence comeback...maybe add something to the discussion?  My own kid took this approach and is attending a Top 5 in the Fall.  Maybe the essay had zero bearing on anything...or maybe it did.[/quote]

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