<p>I'm aiming for top 30 schools, and I have a bad GPA (although everything else like test scores, ECs, etc are top-notch). Although my chances seem slim for my top choices, I have heard of stories of non-URM/legacy/low income/athlete/Intel finalist kids getting into top schools with similar profiles as me (IIRC, I read on this site that someone got into Stanford with a 3.4 and another person got into Duke with a 3.4), so that gives me the impression that essays matter a ton and might be enough to make a difference between rejection and acceptance. </p>
<p>SO... I've been working hard on my common app essay, and I'm looking for feedback from ADULTS. I don't need a detailed edit or revision of my essay -- a couple comments would be great. Whoever wants to read and give feedback on my essays, please post below or PM me. I'll PM it to you :D</p>
<p>I’d edit…I’m running a tutoring club at our school and have edited a ton college essay+AP essays in general. If you’d like some feedback you can PM me. Cheers fellow Asian! ;D</p>
<p>An Indian kid friend of ours got a football scholarship for a Directional state U. Both parents were PhD STEM’s and he ended up majoring in sports journalism and is now working.</p>
<p>I’ll be happy to review the essays. just PM’em. Meanwhile, start uniform shopping :-)</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the awesomeness of the essays is determined by what you have done or your source material - but how you put things down matters. Another kid whose essay I reviewed survived a rather major and lengthy international bad guys attack on civilians with many casualties, and needless to say that was his essay, but all he did was give the CNN version, not what the impact was on him five years later or how it changed his perspective.</p>