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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][i]5. The vast majority of essays received are bad, if not awful. It's really a case of splendid essays that make a difference for the admissions process. [/i] NP. As an alum, I had the opportunity to participate in a "get to the know the admissions process" at my alma mater, a USNWR top 20 school. During this seminar, participants reviewed a bunch of essays submitted by qualified applicants from a previous year. I can confirm that they ranged from mind-numbing to pretty bad.[/quote] Yup. And parents tend to be really poor judges of what a good admissions essay looks like, so I've seen situation where their "help" makes things worse.[/quote]
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