Word: essayed
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Writing essay. I walked into the midterm expecting that the test would be challenging but still confident that my preparation had been sound. Little...
...first essay. (As a side note to first-years who are reading this article: If you happen to find yourself in this position, do not make this trip until Monday.) When I picked up the sealed manila envelope, I opened it and looked for the grade. It didn't seem obvious, and so I started reading the comments. At the midpoint of the scathing review of my work, I read the words that are ever burned into my memory. My preceptor wrote that he was utterly dismayed...
...lack of analysis throughout the entire essay. At this point, I had read enough constructive criticism for one day. Suddenly I understood that the mysterious letter at the bottom of page really...
David and Harvey were approached to be part of a photo essay in the Christian Science Monitor. The piece was intended to show a typical weekend in the Ivy League. But confronted with this challenge, the duo decided they would be anything but typical...
Last spring, admissions readers came across a student whose SAT score was lower than 1,200 and who did not rank in the top 10% of her class. Numerically speaking, she lagged far behind most accepted applicants. But her essay and recommendations indicated a strong interest in civil rights and personal experience with racial discrimination. She was admitted. "All the newspapers say affirmative action is done," says a veteran counselor at a large New York City high school. "But nothing has changed. I have a [minority] kid at Yale with an SAT score in the high 900s...