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One Size Fits All
Creating one essay to fit all schools is not a recipe for success. In addition to reflecting your individuality, your essay must reflect the individuality of the school(s) to which you are applying. Simply changing the school’s name, and a couple of other pieces of information is not enough to accomplish this task. Admissions officers can often spot the “form” essay for what it is, a lack of serious interest in their particular school. To add insult to injury, many students mistakenly leave the wrong college’s name somewhere in the body of their essays.
Thesaurus Abuse
Augmenting your prose with bombastic embellishments originating from voluminous manuscripts of an etymological nature will result in either an alacritous exodus from the stack of contention or an existence of jocularity but of no great consequence. Plus, it will sounds un-natural, stiff, impersonal, and juvenile.
Would You Like Some Cheese with that Whine?
No one likes to read something that is filled with negativity, complaining, whining, and excuses. So, don’t use your entire essay to explain deficiencies, complain about the world, or wallow in self-pity. If you need to explain deficiencies . . .
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