<p>How much emphasis does Brown tend to place on essays, compared to other top schools? I’d think a lot, because it embraces creativity so actively. Anyone have insight?</p>
<p>Yes, essays are important, but how important probably depends on the strength of the rest of the application and whether the student meets an institutional need.</p>
<p>no one can answer this question</p>
<p>it is a huge fallicy to say "well, this school looks for creativity, and this school looks for strong recs, and this school looks for essays" Why? No one really knows! And it varies from officer to officer within a school. </p>
<p>Essays are extremely important. All schools value essays. To what exact degree no one can say. So the conclusion here is to treat essays -- along with EVERY part of your application -- as the most important part and make them their best.</p>