@Tperry1982 Our school did the junior year writing assignment thing, and it was a HUGE help. I never saw any of the personal essay until it had already blossomed as a teacher-reviewed assignment. I mostly reviewed the supplementary essays (biting my tongue all the way). I would have been happy to have someone else do it, but wasn’t sorry my kid trusted me with it.
And sorry for going off topic, moderators. But note for OP: Use your own voice in your essay and just get second opinions for possible misfires.