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ellemenope · 04-09-2008, 10:55 AM

Absolutely agree with you, geomom, that much of the writing I have seen by high school students (including my own kids) is surprisingly awful. But since I don't have any specimens of my own work from my high school years, who knows--maybe I only remember my scribblings as good.

I volunteer in the college center at our local high school and I am often asked to look at college essays. One thing that I notice--the kind of writing that the kids are taught in high school (compare and contrast this and that, etc.) is just not the kind of writing that you need to do on your college essays. Also, some kids are just not into deep personal reflection.

Poor adcoms--when they come upon a wonderful essay, it must be so exciting (unless you think that someone else wrote it...).

04-09-2008, 10:55 AM	#48
ellemenope Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Threads: 1 Posts: 2,070	Absolutely agree with you, geomom, that much of the writing I have seen by high school students (including my own kids) is surprisingly awful. But since I don't have any specimens of my own work from my high school years, who knows--maybe I only remember my scribblings as good. I volunteer in the college center at our local high school and I am often asked to look at college essays. One thing that I notice--the kind of writing that the kids are taught in high school (compare and contrast this and that, etc.) is just not the kind of writing that you need to do on your college essays. Also, some kids are just not into deep personal reflection. Poor adcoms--when they come upon a wonderful essay, it must be so exciting (unless you think that someone else wrote it...). Last edited by ellemenope : 04-09-2008 at 11:10 AM.