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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree - essays should be eliminated - unless you're applying for, say, creative writing.[/quote]

In an ideal world, they’d administer essays in a timed, supervised setting so you could see how the kids can actually write without paid essay coaches and AI.[/quote]
The purpose of the essay isn't writing? I think people need to read up a bit on admissions. It is a place to demonstrate your voice, purpose, and goals. If it was just to see writing quality, they'd just require Ap English Lang and get this over with.[/quote]

They can demonstrate voice and purpose in a neutral setting that’s proctored and timed. [/quote]

The problem is that all the parents with no ethics will be getting their kids double time accommodations for their “special needs”. I think they need to do away with all of that - accommodations are fine during school when the goal is to actually educate the kid, but once you’re talking about life, college, and how kids perform in their careers, the idea of some people getting double time is completely unfair and frankly ridiculous. If they genuinely need all that extra time in order to get the same grades as everyone else then they need to go to a lower level college.[/quote]

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