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Why X School Essays

Post by gbpackerbacker » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:05 pm

Do the "why" essays help students that would otherwise be accepted get scholarship, or does it just help those on the cusp get in?
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Re: Why X School Essays

Post by RTFM » Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:25 pm

gbpackerbacker wrote:Do the "why" essays help students that would otherwise be accepted get scholarship
It couldn't hurt.
gbpackerbacker wrote:or does it just help those on the cusp get in?
This and yield protect.
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Re: Why X School Essays

Post by gbpackerbacker » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:01 pm

Part of me disagrees. I cant negotiate scholarship with school X stating that I'm considering Y and they offered more money after I raved about how X was my life goal on my why X essay...
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Re: Why X School Essays

Post by HowdyYall » Sat Oct 30, 2010 11:18 pm

anybody want to swap why X?
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Re: Why X School Essays

Post by Capitol A » Sun Oct 31, 2010 1:34 pm

Check out the TLS article on writing an effective "Why x" essay. It helped me tremendously.
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Re: Why X School Essays

Post by RTFM » Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:05 pm

http://www.top-law-schools.com/writing- ... endum.html

In case anyone has a hard time finding it.
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Re: Why X School Essays

Post by HowdyYall » Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:07 pm

thanks bud! been looking for that forever
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