What exactly is so time-consuming about college apps.

Saugus
Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:12:22 +0000

^^
Yeah. Most of the stress is from SAT last-shot preparations and thinking about the essay topic instead of actually writing it. I don’t want to actually begin writing until I know exactly what I’m going to write. The actual writing process can’t take more than 20 hours per essay.

@LastOne2012

You make a big assumption that I’m overly-confident based upon an innocuous question. Some people cough Hobbithill cough falsely equate quality with time spent (John Steinbeck wrote Grapes of Wrath in 100 days) and will begin to cry if someone asks otherwise. Nothing wrong with spending 50+ hours on a 500 word essay, but the boost to admissions chances would likely be marginal and not worth the extra stress.