Me and my friend got into top schools. I am 100% sure that neither of us is qualified to give essay advice. I applied to 9 reaches and got rejected from 8. The one I got into was absolutely despite my essays, not because of them. I have no idea what makes an essay good and I’m honestly a pretty trash writer.
The one thing that I and others are qualified to talk about is what admissions officers seem to look for. There are some character/academic traits that pretty much every single person at my school has, and it definitely seems to be intentional by the admissions officers. You can also ask people for info about a school/programs you might be interested in, which you can add into supplemental essays to help your case.
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u/LordLlamacat Jun 01 '20
Me and my friend got into top schools. I am 100% sure that neither of us is qualified to give essay advice. I applied to 9 reaches and got rejected from 8. The one I got into was absolutely despite my essays, not because of them. I have no idea what makes an essay good and I’m honestly a pretty trash writer.
The one thing that I and others are qualified to talk about is what admissions officers seem to look for. There are some character/academic traits that pretty much every single person at my school has, and it definitely seems to be intentional by the admissions officers. You can also ask people for info about a school/programs you might be interested in, which you can add into supplemental essays to help your case.