Very useful article from NYtimes about College Essay

Applying to College
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<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/education/27college.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/27/education/27college.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Making a Hard-Life Story Open a Door to College
By SARA RIMER
WASHINGTON — Antoine Tate, 16, was sitting in a courtyard at Howard University in the heat of a July morning. He was holding a pen, and staring at the blank page on the step beneath him. </p>

<p>He began to write: “Do you ever wonder about where you may end up in the future? At least I know I have. I thought about the worst and best things. I have worried about living …</p>

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<p>thanks! enjoyed reading it</p>