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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I knew I shouldn’t have read this thread because it was going to nauseate me.  And it has.

Your kids didn’t get into college because of or in spite of their essays, and none of you - even those of you who claim to write stuff that the rest of us are reading - [b]in an admissions expert[/b] so you don’t know squat regardless of what your profession is.

My kids’ essays were very average and were still very average after I edited them - substantially, for one or two of the kids.  It made no difference.  They all got into top ranked colleges because they had the goods that really matter.  [/quote]

Frankly, if you go by your own comments you don't know squat about why your kids were accepted since you are not an admissions expert nor the AO where your kids were accepted.  At the end of the day your comments are just as subjective.  BTW, if the essays did not matter why did you waste the time editing your kids essays?  All they needed were the "goods" right?  You knew that going in right so why bother?

That said, if two kids have similar stats, you honestly don't think the essays matter at all in choosing between the two on who may get admitted?  That's just naïve.  There is plenty of guidance on what AOs are looking for in an college application essay and what they are not looking for.  I did not read any essays until the applications were submitted and a couple my kid wrote were much better than others as more time and thought went into them based on the recent discussions we have had about the process.  It's not just how well the essay is written, but also what the essay is about.  Most kids applying to top schools can write well, what they are presenting in their essay is just as if not more important.

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