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to see, anyway? Colleges want eager, hard-working students who have distinct strengths and the ability to work past weaknesses; they want students who are positive, passionate, and principled; they want students who will be an active part of society when they graduate. Most importantly, they want a student who happens to possess these qualities rather than one who unwillingly takes them on or fakes them for the sole purpose of gaining admission into a certain school. But the essay isnĄ¯t necessarily meant to list off these qualities, one-two-three. Rather, itĄ¯s just an opportunity for you to reveal your personality to the admissions board?something that doesnĄ¯t come across in transcripts and test scores. Then, when they see a little bit of who you are as a person, they can piece together all the information they have about you to see if you are someone who would be likely to have the qualities mentioned above.
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