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<p>OK, my comment on this is – what evidence is there to back up that they really want to enter such fields? Teenagers are whimsical creatures. If someone said “I want to become a mathematician” with significant math credentials to back it up, sure, that’s great, and I’d consider admitting them very strongly. So if someone spoke with an intent of going into teaching with hours and hours of tutoring experience, and wrote in essays maturely about what they think they could do in the given school to further ambitions of becoming great teachers, why not admit them, if our school really is known for its education programs? I’m all for that. That’s the kind of thing essays should do. But my complaint has been that we can’t treat essays as people – in the end, an application is a set of credentials to back up a small statement (the essay). Essays need to be backed up with lots and lots of facts.</p>
<p>And the nature of some essays is far from so productive, in my opinion. If all essays were such simple statements to be backed up by credentials, then I’d be glad indeed.</p>