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Forum: College Essays 09-16-2012, 09:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 915
Posted By chaseholl
No one says, "That is right" - "That's right" is...

No one says, "That is right" - "That's right" is more natural.

"unpublicized" - maybe "secret"?

"condition which" - "condition that"

"the intense fear to physically accompany" - "an intense...
Forum: College Admissions 09-03-2012, 09:07 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 493
Posted By chaseholl
It doesn't really matter. Some colleges will...

It doesn't really matter. Some colleges will require scores from every test you've taken, including the bad ones. Other colleges let you pick what you want to send. If you're sending the SAT, you...
Forum: Community & Forum Issues 08-11-2012, 03:48 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,941
Posted By chaseholl
Seems to be back for me as well. Do we get to...

Seems to be back for me as well. Do we get to know what caused the issue?
Forum: College Essays 08-11-2012, 03:42 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 25,130
Posted By chaseholl
Alternatively, one could just take advantage of...

Alternatively, one could just take advantage of the great free advice and guidance offered by the CC community.

Sob stories usually end up cliche. And SgtDonut, if your essay was less about...
Forum: College Essays 08-10-2012, 12:17 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 25,130
Posted By chaseholl
It certainly depends what you mean by "risks." I...

It certainly depends what you mean by "risks." I don't know that it's important or necessary to choose a "risky" topic (in the sense that it could be really good or it could just be a total flop)....
Forum: Community & Forum Issues 08-09-2012, 05:53 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,941
Posted By chaseholl
I haven't been getting any PM notifications,...

I haven't been getting any PM notifications, either.
Forum: College Essays 08-09-2012, 05:50 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 25,130
Posted By chaseholl
When looking over hundreds and thousands and...

When looking over hundreds and thousands and occasionally tens of thousands applications each year, admissions officers can easily begin to think of you as a number rather than a person if everyone...
Forum: Community & Forum Issues 08-07-2012, 04:25 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 315
Posted By chaseholl
PM limit

I don't suppose the 50-PM limit can be changed for an individual user? I get several PMs per day because I offered to look at college essay drafts, so I hate having to go through and delete certain...
Forum: Community & Forum Issues 08-07-2012, 04:17 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 572
Posted By chaseholl
You'll want to ask in this forum...

You'll want to ask in this forum (http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-life/), but you probably don't need to worry about Lysol and ass-gaskets unless you're a germaphobe. Many, if not most...
Forum: College Essays 07-31-2012, 03:02 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 272
Posted By chaseholl
"How to Write" - NYT article

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/29/books/review/colson-whiteheads-rules-for-writing.html?pagewanted=all

Here's the abbreviated version:

1. Show and tell
2. Don't go searching for a subject, let...
Forum: Washington University in St. Louis 07-23-2012, 05:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 951
Posted By chaseholl
EmilyRS, something else you should consider is...

EmilyRS, something else you should consider is graduate school. Wash U doesn't have a journalism program, so you may end up going to grad school for that, for example. In many fields, graduate school...
Forum: College Essays 07-23-2012, 05:10 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 358
Posted By chaseholl
It doesn't matter what the topic is. It matters...

It doesn't matter what the topic is. It matters how you write about it. There is nothing inherently mundane about a debate essay and there is nothing inherently unique about a political campaign...
Forum: College Essays 07-23-2012, 05:05 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 419
Posted By chaseholl
No need to use 10char if your post has more than...

No need to use 10char if your post has more than ten characters :).



I think the key thing is to make sure that any issue of national concern you write about is also of personal concern to...
Forum: Journalism Major 07-13-2012, 05:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 597
Posted By chaseholl
If I could do journalism and communications...

If I could do journalism and communications design, I would do it in a heartbeat. I don't know what journalism courses your school offers, but I can do journalism with a focus in news design (or...
Forum: Washington University in St. Louis 07-13-2012, 05:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 485
Posted By chaseholl
Wash U is not that difficult to get into....

Wash U is not that difficult to get into. Probably easier than Cornell. The applicant pool is also smaller (IIRC - there are numbers on the NYTimes "The Choice" blog somewhere) and they waitlist a...
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