Perfect Standardized Tests...Horrible Essays, problem??

jkterrapin
Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:58:56 +0000

Don’t count your chickens before they hatch. Meaning, you haven’t written the essays yet so don’t worry. Unlike school and standardized tests, you have time to write your essays and go over and proofread them and ask for outside advice. I’ve always considered myself a sub-par writer, but my mom (while writing summer program essays) told me that all of my essays in which i clearly wrote about something i enjoyed were much better than the ones that i didnt enjoy so much.

so, just pick essay topics in which you’re really interested and proofread it. You’ll be fine. I’ve also heard an essay can help make your app, but not break it (unless its total crap and no effort/interest/personality is shown at all)

other than that, good luck, you’re very qualified, but as with most elite colleges, it’ll prob come down to a crapshoot, no matter your stats and essays