My money’s on essays. In one of my daughter’s classes they did a share your essay and she was shocked at just how bad most of them were - and these were all extremely capable students. The vast majority of teens really do see the college essay as a time to either tell all about their struggles or tell all about their relative’s journey to the US. My daughter’s co-sal who had pretty much identical stats to her was pretty much shutout and she absolutely attributes it to his essay about videogames.
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