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but that’s what we do on this board…it’s tradition by now…</p>
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<p>that’s missing the whole point of our board. That’s what we live for! </p>
<p>and that’s why i didn’t pick that question. I like the open ones, and I got to talk a lot about myself, very directly.</p>
<p>I think by asking about a person who influenced you, they expect you to talk about the impact… even an essay about how someone else influenced you should focus a lot on yourself.</p>
<p>lol kebree! JINX</p>
<p>ahhh, here we go again…</p>
<p>lol 
just making sure he understands the rules here. We digress. Love it or leave it. </p>
<p>diee sixty second rule.
I am typing uber slowly to pass the time.</p>
<p>wow… I guess my essays were pretty short…</p>
<p>Tell us about yourself… 484
What talent, accomplishment, pursuit… 275
Year off: 268
Summers: 265</p>
<p>right. making sure I understand the rules… thx boss</p>
<p>lol just kidding PW~
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<p>no, I think you stuck to the rules ilovemath, and we didn’t…</p>
<p>no i wasnt kidding. i was so serious…</p>
<p>lol. the thing is… with essays, EVERYONE here writes well i assume, or at least most pton applicants write well… so i just thot it is hard to distinguish most of the better essays since everyone’s is so well done… i just dont think that essays will help much b/c unless they are obviously better than the already well written essay pool , it wont help much…</p>
<p>Well like I said before I don’t think they’re judging you by how well you write, stylistcally. I think it’s more…whether you show ambition and drive and creativity and all that jazz.</p>
<p>after looking at what some other people have written, including those who are applying to the top schools, even princeton - i am extremely confident in my own essays, so im sure princeton will be able to distinguish.</p>
<p>I think what I remeber from the Amherst video is that colleges can point out bad essays, but they do not fall in love with the good ones</p>
<p>i think that the college essays are really important. what do u think sets apart people with extremely high sat scores and lotsa EC’s? i think the recs and essays are wat make u and break u =P</p>
<p>My essays are almost 1.75x the suggested length 
Though I apologized in the What else… form.</p>
<p>lol did you really? like, you actually wrote “i apologize” or you just wrote something short for that so they won’t have to read anymore?</p>
<p>Well I actually wrote ‘I apologize for the length of my essays’ and even mentioned I could write a couple more if I were allowed to… sounds anal to me now, though - but still better having said what I wanted to in my essays rather than regretting it later. I’m ready for denial anyway.</p>
<p>I have no idea what I’m ready for :/</p>
<p>My friends are asking me to call them and tell them the decison, but I really don’t want to if I don’t get in! >.<</p>
<p>Actually, one friend suggested to text her and type “orange” for in and “black” for not in, and I was like “but both of those are pton colors!!”
lol</p>
<p>zant, are you in school right now? what time did you go to bed last night?</p>