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<p>Thank you. I only ask that you don't have a kid or personally know of anyone applying this year to the program or to law school within the next two cycles. </p>
<p>Please proofread as well as give general comments. Don't be afraid to be harsh.</p>
<p>I really don't think it's a good idea for you to pass any essays around to random people. Once the essay leaves your hands and enters theirs, it becomes their possession too. You should keep the essay off the internet.</p>
<p>I agree. Besides, the privacy issue, you usually end up with the "too many cooks in the kitchen" syndrome too if its too widely spread. My suggestion is to pick a few family members or friends that you know are willing spend time on this and keep it there. You'll get plenty of great advice from that group alone.</p>
<p>Every parent wants to edit, but don't.</p>
<p>Admssion people can smell an essay written by a parent.</p>
<p>I can see parents doing a quick check for spelling, incorrect work or grammar - maybe three comments on content, but nothing more.</p>
<p>Programs need to be a good fit. Over editing results in programs that fit the parent, not fit the student.</p>
<p>I agree with all of the previous comments that asking for a reading/editing on this forum is not a good idea. If you are a parent asking for an edit of your child's work, then it is not the child's work.</p>
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<p>I don't like the idea of high schoolers passing their college application essays around (whose work does it end up being?), and I like even less college students hoping that parents edit their essays. Isn't there someone at college who can do that (this is a college student, after all). Better yet, do your own work!</p>
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Your criticism doesn't make sense. Even professors have their works edited/critiqued before they are submitted. A person could edit his own work only so much.</p>
<p>Also, even Stanford itself said in the transfer section of their website: "Feel free to ask your parents, teachers, and friends to provide constructive feedback."</p>
<p>But anyway, thanks for all the offers! I ended up editing the essay by myself for lack of time.</p>
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It depends on the nature of the critique. If you look back at my first post, I was merely asking for a spotting of any errors I may have overlooked (after some time, one loses perspective and sees words that aren't there) and general comments.</p>
<p>Also, it turns out that that I did make at least one mistake after submission that could have been easily prevented with another person's help. However, because of the nature of the essay, I didn't want to show it to anybody I knew (not that my parents would've been able to help me anyway).</p>
<p>"it turns out that that I did make at least one mistake after submission that could have been easily prevented with another person's help."
When you grow up, you will realize how immature this statement shows you were. Mature people don't blame others when they don't get their way.</p>
<p>I wasn't blaming others. I was blaming myself for not having anybody else see it (I did get some offers). Lighten up, menloparkmom!</p>
<p>^^Hey now, it's all good! I'm sure the vast majority of people will have at least one minor error, and I'm sure one minor error will not keep you out of the program if you're well qualified. </p>
<p>Next time have a trusted teacher or mentor scan over it for you.</p>
<p>Best of luck :)</p>