<p>Thanks for your help, guys. I’ll be sure to bring this up with my counselor tomorrow.</p>
<p>In response to Fauve, my only exaggeration was true in spirit (my Great-grandmother loved her alma mater dearly) but was shady in fact; the gray-colored clothing I received for my birthday was given for aesthetic reasons, not out of celebration for this school. That aside, the essay’s flaws stem out of misunderstanding and not out of attempted deception.</p>