Would you check out my essay please?

hilsa
Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:09:20 +0000

“Your essay can be fabricated. I suggest re-writing it for places like Wake Forest and WashU and add in humor and other stuff and keep the thing about you wanting to be everything your mother couldn’t.”

I wouldn’t fabricate your essay, if I were you. You lose your voice, which is crucial in an essay [read the Vandy Admissions blog].

Humour doesn’t really mean a better essay. It’s why some comedy movies suck and others win Academy Awards/Golden Globes.

Jc2009, if you’re a funny person, then yes, adding humour might be good. But if you’re not [which isn’t a bad thing], please do not put that in your essay.