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[quote=Anonymous]Which means (a) choose recommenders wisely.  Your DC should ask teachers who know him well and can vouch for his interestingness (providing concrete examples) and (b) DS should keep working on the essays until they capture his voice and what's special about him.  There are two objectives here -- one is to standout in a positive and memorable way and the other is to show -- not tell -- what's interesting about how he looks at/approaches the world.  He's got maybe 5-15 minutes of a reader's attention and wants that reader to walk away thinking "I'd like to meet that kid" and/or "He'd be a good person to have in the mix."

Teens reciting their resumes rarely prompt those kind of responses.  And, in general, it doesn't make sense to repeat yourself (which means that, for Common App schools, make sure that the school-specific essays complement/enhance the CA essays rather than cover similar ground).

While many kids get in without following this advice, kids who are more dependent on essays for admission and who don't have a great background story to tell [/quote]

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