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Obviously he did, otherwise she wouldn’t have gotten in.
Look, I’m not saying every Tom Dick and Harry should write a 2 pages essay. I just meant to say that if you’ve got a story worth telling, then do so without restraint. Her story was to say the least very different from the usual and her essay was a main part of her app. I personally think that’s what got her in.
My point is simply that stories worth telling shouldn’t be chopped as a requirement because sometimes one does need more space that available. That said, I do not advocate doing long, shoddy unedited essays of course.</p>