Deferred - a little question!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Princeton University
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<p>Hey, I was deferred to reg... I was going through my old essay and I just figured that it looked rushed, and careless. So, I was wondering if sending in a <em>re-worked</em> essay on the same topic was allowed. The new one seems more mature and well prepared than the old. </p>

<p>So what should I do?</p>

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<p>? ? ? ? ? ?</p>

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<p>i dont think that you can send revised copies of your essays at this point...plus thats almost like admitting to them that you think you wrote a bad essay, isnt it?</p>

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<p>oh...(now i feel dumb for asking..lol)</p>

<p>I am not thinking anymore. finished all my apps, and they are ALL stronger than princeton's... Anyways, thanks for responding..</p>

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<p>maddy_01, don't feel dumb for asking that---I wondered the same thing after I was deferred EA from Yale, since I wasn't too pleased with one of the essays I submitted.</p>

<p>My GC advised against sending new/re-worked essays in, but at the same time, I have seen people here on CC who've said they did send in reworked essays after being deferred and eventually got in. So, use your own judgement. If you're not sending anything else, a reworked essay might be okay, but don't overload your application file.</p>

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<p>haha yeah I know what you mean.
Each app of mine gets progressively stronger.</p>

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<p>oh people got in sending re-worked essays?? but YES, i AM sending additional stuff..(guilty) so i guess I d just leave the essay out.</p>

<p>Nice to see that I am not the only person feeling this way.</p>

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<p>Well instead of re-worked essays, would additional, supplemental essays of a completely different topic be better?
I'm not planning on sending any in, but just wondering.</p>

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<p>It would seem to me that an entirely new essay would be more beneficial than a reworked essay. I've heard that sometimes applicants waitlisted at places like Harvard write an entirely new essay (there is about a five or six month gap between who you are in November of your senior year and who you are in April) and that occasionally works in their favor. Harvard isn't Princeton, though.</p>