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Why Essay for ED Penn?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:14 pm
by Kara5
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Re: Why Essay for ED Penn?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:28 pm
by Tiago Splitter
No reason not to.

Re: Why Essay for ED Penn?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:06 pm
by Kara5
Tiago Splitter wrote:No reason not to.
I don't really have anything extraordinary to say. If I were to write one, it would more or less be a generic "Penn ranks well, Good Job Placement, etc..." I felt that if I don't really have anything special to say, might as well not do one.

Re: Why Essay for ED Penn?

Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:11 pm
by Tiago Splitter
Kara5 wrote:
Tiago Splitter wrote:No reason not to.
I don't really have anything extraordinary to say. If I were to write one, it would more or less be a generic "Penn ranks well, Good Job Placement, etc..." I felt that if I don't really have anything special to say, might as well not do one.
Penn waitlists a lot of people, so showing some extra effort is worth it. But it probably won't make a big difference either way.

Re: Why Essay for ED Penn?

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:24 pm
by howlery
I don't really think a Why essay is necessary if you are ED'ing. You are entering a binding agreement to attend, it is the ultimate sign of devotion to a school. As for not having anything spectacular to say: don't give them anything to read that doesn't add to your application.

Or maybe an ED+Why Essay+Ear in the mail will be enough to avoid a WL, who knows :lol: ?