College Essay Question

Does it matter if I write “do not” or “don’t”? As well as “could not” or “couldn’t”? Any one know?

my english teacher advised me to write my essays without contractions because they “sound and flow better”, but that could have been entirely her opinion. i, in my own opinion, don’t think it matters, but it also helps to increase the word count, so i do it anyway, hahaha.

Contractions are fine. With restrictive word counts, you have to be creative.

I agree. I think our language frequently sounds too stilted without contractions.

I agree with the above. S18’s English teacher said the essay should sound like him and that the contractions were more natural.