<p>1of42 -
I see your point, but I would be willing to bet that your SAT essay and your CC posts and your college essay still sound, more or less, like the same person. Your SAT essay would be written to spec but it wouldn’t be dreadful, your CC posts (and perhaps your emails to your admissions counselor) would a bit more casual, and your essay would be the best you can produce. </p>
<p>It’s not easy to fake ‘voice’, although I’m sure its been done. I’ve probably reviewed over a hundred essays on CC - and the inconsistancies in voice (between the posts and the essay) seem to come from the essay’s being edited by assorted other people how have <em>changed</em> the words rather than having made suggestions on where the <em>author</em> could do so. A couple of these essays sent up red flags for me, and I’m just a parent looking at essays on discussion board, not an admissions professional.</p>