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Spackledgoat

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First (very) PS Rough Draft

Post by Spackledgoat » Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:12 pm

Terrible Essay Here.
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Re: First (very) PS Rough Draft

Post by lakerfanimal » Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:24 pm

edit- took out since you decided to scrap it
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Re: First (very) PS Rough Draft

Post by maroonzoon » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:30 am

Show, don't tell. Basically, delete any sentence that starts with "I am..." and think of specific examples. Better yet, tie everything to one detailed example.

Get rid of convoluted sentences and long words, they're boring to read after 1,000 essays.

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Re: First (very) PS Rough Draft

Post by CanadianWolf » Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:58 am

This is a very poorly written essay & should not be submitted to law schools. Your proposed personal statement is little more than a collection of long & somewhat confusing sentences that offer scant insight to you and to your experiences.

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Re: First (very) PS Rough Draft

Post by Spackledgoat » Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:52 pm

Thanks for the feedback. Seems like this one will be scrapped, the writing style I've been forced to use in a literature heavy master unlearned, and I'll have to return with version 2.0. Thank you for the help and the honesty :).

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