Don't Hide All Your Failures on Apps

mncollegemom
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:59:56 +0000

Every admissions person has pretty much said the same thing, do NOT write a 43 page (yes the one school got one that was 43 typed pages) about how wonderful you are. They can see that on your application. They want the personal side of you, what makes you tick. Oh, and they don’t want a letter prepared by a “personal counselor” either. They want YOUR words, your feelings, etc. If you have something odd on your transcript, why not write about that and the risk you took taking that class vs something else. It will show the school not only that you can think for yourself but also your thought process and how you reason things out.