Do college admissions usually write comments back about your essay?

College Essays
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<p>I’ve applied to a total of 8 schools thus far, and a few of them are commenting me on my essay choice. I picked the Common Application about a place where you feel content and I chose to use my literary talents as my place, indicating that the settings I write about are all my happy place. It sounds bad as I explain it, but the essay was, apparently, very well written.</p>

<p>Some of the letters I received back had handwritten messages on the acceptance letters themselves, in which an officer wrote me telling me how he, maybe she, loved the essay. One letter had the comments woven into the acceptance letter in a paragraph that told me how well I had done at my school. </p>

<p>Do colleges normally do this? I found it a bit odd-- but very flattering-- that they personally wrote me feedback on the letter itself; however, I found it more interesting that they even commented on it at all. They pointed out specific things I used in the essay, so it wasn’t a general “fill in the blank” response from them. </p>

<p>It just made me curious if anyone else has gotten feedback and if this happens a lot? My state of nostalgia might be diminished, but I would still love to know. </p>

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<p>That is definitely not normal. Your essay is probably extremely unique and awesome!</p>

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<p>I’m curious to hear which colleges wrote you back, as this is definitely not the standard. Your essay sounds amazing!</p>

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<p>Congratulations! What an accomplishment! Colleges have increasingly do this to motivate their most desired students to attend their school. Colleges give the extra personal touch in hope to woo their most desired to say YES. : )</p>

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<p>I don’t think it’s common in general, but it might be common for small schools that care a lot about recognizing students as individuals rather than numbers.</p>

<p>This isn’t quite the same thing, but my university includes a personalized sentence as a postscript on every acceptance letter. I think it usually deals with the applicant’s essay.</p>

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<p>This certainly didn’t happen to me. I would say you wrote something especially good. What colleges left you the special comments?</p>