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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because I wrote them [/quote]
If there was a like button on dcum, this would be the most liked comment.[/quote]
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My friend slipped up and said she wrote her daughter's essay and then tried to backtrack.  [/quote]

I read my kids essays and they were good (I am an appellate lawyer so write for a living).   I kept reminding them that the key point is to write something that makes the AOs really want you at their university.  Too many kids lose sight of the real objective and write about topics that don't advance that goal.

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As an appellate lawyer, you should frame your issue with more precision. What makes admission officers "really want you at their university" ?[/quote]

I think admission officers favor applicants that they are convinced will become involved in some activity offered or valued at their university.  So the essay topic should make that prospect clear:  an interest in a less popular department or major (i.e. Classics); a likely club captain or President; a likely director of student theatre productions; a likely writer or editor for the campus newspaper, etc.  Essay should make it clear that you are passionate about something that will bring a benefit to the university community.  [/quote]

I should add that I don't think the above is the only formula for a good essay.  There are surely many.  But the whole point of the application essay is to convince the AO that you belong as a member of the University community.  If your essay makes it all the easier for the AO to picture you fitting into a needed student role, position, major, club, team, etc. then you have significantly advanced your case for admission.[/quote]

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