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Essays: Dos and Don’ts
Essays are a critical element of your application and the best opportunity for you to communicate subjective information that cannot be quantified. Consider them as a means to convince the admissions committee about why they should admit you. They are much more important than recommendations and interviews—no recommender can know you as well as yourself and interviews can only answer a few questions in a limited period of time. Essays are the only part of your application that can project you as you think best. They have the potential to bring out your personality, character, values and aspirations in a way that none of the other elements of your application can.
Well-written essays can tilt the balance in your favour ...
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