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Old 07-06-2009, 08:30 PM   #8
thefool
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Another possible point to consider is that if you are near the top of an applicant pool, then the supplementary essays might be the difference between paying full tuition and getting a nice merit based scholarship.

I would think that a bad essay shows less incentive than no essay at all, but that is a debateable point

(sorry for reviving a dead thread, but it was featured so I figured that people are still likely to see it)
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