<p>If you have mediocre stats, will a Why USC or Why WashU essay help your chances, assuming your essay is spectacular and shows enormous interest?</p>
<p>Sure?.. </p>
<p>Of course it will help, but that doesn’t mean that it’ll make up for GPA, scores, etc… There are a lot of good writers out there and many kids wrongly tend to think that they are the next Shakesphere just because they get good scores on English class essays.</p>