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Very rough start to a PS - please critique/share thoughts!

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Jan 11, 2014 6:20 pm

Starting from scratch. Thanks for the feedback. May upload a new one tomorrow.
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Re: Very rough start to a PS - please critique/share thoughts!

Post by Anonymous User » Sat Jan 11, 2014 11:48 pm

OP here - I had a feeling someone might say that. I'm not sure how I feel about it anymore.
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Re: Very rough start to a PS - please critique/share thoughts!

Post by sherealcool » Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:29 am

I don't like this at all. The "gotcha" moment at the end is really emotionally manipulative. Law schools don't like that kind of thing - they want the straight shit. If you want to talk about your grandfather, talk about him in a straightforward way.

That mentioned, I wouldn't open with a story about another person...this statement is ultimately about you, not your grandfather. Do you really want to spend a whole paragraph describing another person?

Start from scratch, mate.

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