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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous[b]]Read The Gatekeepers.  It give you an accurate picture of admissions at Wesleyan.  It is non-fiction.  They read the essays.  [/quote][/b]

Maybe at Wesleyan but not at a lot of schools. They simply can't.  EAch application gets a max reading of six minutes.  First the hired readers scan the application and mark the file if the applicant is a URM/Athlete/Legacy/possible big donor/low-income/ first generation, etc.  And they calculate the GPA and assess based upon the high school's submitted profile where the candidate sits in his or her class and then the test scores - so three items only.  Many applicants don't get past this stage.   Only after an assessment is made as to number of applicants do they even go to the actual committee after a cut-off is established for certain classes of applicants.  Then to the person in charge of the region.  The cull through and might read an essay but only if the applicant has the scores, GPA or whatever else the school is looking for.  Finally to committee.  Six minutes total and that's for a SLAC.  Universities, which get 40K+++ applications don't even give the applications that much.  And of course they will tell you they read the essays because that's part of the marketing hype.[/quote]

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