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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Essays are dumb when you don't even know who actually wrote it.

Kids have worked hard for years and schools should have plenty of data and information already.

No need to burden the kids more.

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I think they are really important in some instances. Have you read the book, Getting into Brown? There's a girl from LA whose parents were immigrants from South America with menial jobs and very little income. She woke in the night to find out her father had been stabbed (or shot, I can't remember). She talked about handling this crisis as a family and as an individual. She was a top student at a low performing school in a tough area (obviously) and excelled at Brown, becoming a doctor herself, ultimately. So her essay was crucial in terms outlining the kind of difficulties she faced and facilitating the social change that helped her move from a place of poverty and danger into one of academic success.[/quote]

And this could not have been reflected in the common app essays? What does this have to with supplemental essay requirements?[/quote]

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