<li>How long should the essay be?</li>
<li>What kind of topics/stuff are admissions looking for?</li>
<li>How should the teacher’s corrections/criticism/comments be formatted? Red pen?</li>
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<p>here are two 25+ post threads from last application season:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=150645&highlight=%22graded+essay%22%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=150645&highlight=%22graded+essay%22</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=131052&highlight=%22graded+essay%22%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=131052&highlight=%22graded+essay%22</a></p>
<p>-looks like length is all over the board & see you see the range of topics. No comments on your 3rd question, although I'm not sure what you mean. What do you mean by formatting? Just copy what the teacher has written on the paper's margins & any attached comments.</p>