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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter’s first essay was about her summer camp. It was funny, engaging, and superbly written. Her college counselor liked it a lot and had no real feedback. So I had to be the harsh critic. I told her that while the essay was good, it didn’t reveal much about her. And it was hard to pin down the main point/theme. Given that AOs spend less than 5 mins on the personal essay, the main point should be very clear. To her credit, DD listened, scrapped the essay, and started from scratch with another one. The second essay was equally well written, but it was also cohesive. She got in ED to her dream (top 10) school. [/quote]
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