<p>Okay, so I sent out my essays for final edits from a few people. One is an author who just decided to make all three short essays story-like and shorter (when they were already under the limit). I’m kinda confused.</p>
<p>For current Stanford students and SCEA’s:
How many edits (if any) did you get? Did you make all the changes the editors said?</p>
<p>So, yeah…I thought my essays were pretty much finished, but all of a sudden, I get three revised versions which I’m not too fond of, but…<strong>shrug</strong></p>
<p>Anyways. Answers to the above two questions would be nice! :)</p>
<p>I’m a current Stanford student and I sent my essay off to a lot of people (like, around 15 people) last year during the editing process. I considered all of the suggestions that they gave, but most of the changes I made were rather minor grammatical and organizational ones. Several people suggested larger changes, like changes in the essay’s tone or message, but in the end I stuck with my own ideas.</p>
<p>I think you should go with your own instincts and ideas of what you think is best if it conflicts with an editor’s opinions. After all, it’s your essay, not theirs, and you’ve probably given it much more thought than they have. </p>
<p>Also, be wary about going too far under the word limit…most essays (at least the ones on CC) go a little bit over the limit. If you’re significantly under the limit - like, for instance, 350 words on a 500 word essay - it might send the wrong message to the adcoms that you don’t have anything interesting to say.</p>