We’re in the thick of it with these essays so I feel what the op is dealing with. With the common app making it easy to apply to a bunch of schools I feel like it’s the top colleges way of weeding out those truly interested vs those taking a bunch of shots in the dark.

That said, this board is filled with people insulting the sat scores of others peoples kids or the (lack of) academic rigor at others’ kids “grade inflating” schools. Write your darn essays yourselves.

Does your kid have a friend who recently graduated and goes to a targeted school? Ask them to look things over. Give them a thank you gift. Save $5,000.

The why school essays are all fake
Same with why major

^short questions

The supplemental essays are so stupid and fake. Schools like USC and W&M have it right. They ask really questions that truly give insight on the applicant.

In a bit of a stressful mess over lots of life, but the essay writing is one I’m really needing help on to take one thing off our list. Does anyone know any essay editor that is available now?

Looking for editor to review and polish essay.

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Anonymous wrote:^^ i’d be furious if an essay editor shared my kid’s essays with a prospective new family.

If they’re ethical, they won’t share it without permission. If they’re aren’t ethical, you probably wouldn’t ever find out anyway.

It’s absurd that the above poster said, “Ask around in your circle…And ask to read some of their previous work.” What essay editor would show her that? And who would hire one who did? Also, if you’re basing your decision on reading the editor’s prior work, you’d have no idea if it was bc the kid who wrote it was a good writer or the editor was good, or both.

Anonymous wrote:^^ i’d be furious if an essay editor shared my kid’s essays with a prospective new family.

If they’re ethical, they won’t share it without permission. If they’re aren’t ethical, you probably wouldn’t ever find out anyway.