<p>Hey! I was wondering if I could use an essay that was not assigned by my English teacher, but was still graded. Is that okay? Thanks!</p>
<p>Schools ask specifically either English only or (English or History). </p>
<p>My son’s history paper is much better than his English paper, so we will send history paper to those (about half) accepting history essays; but for other we have no choice but sending his English paper.</p>
<p>Thanks! I was talking about whether or not I could send in something that was not assigned in any class. (but it was for debate, so still sort of legitimate) :)</p>
<p>Guess you have to ask the school then. Good luck.</p>
<p>I would not do that. The graded essay is not only used to see how well you write, but also to gauge the level of instruction at your current school. To send in something that was not a class assignment defeats half the purpose.</p>
<p>How would admissions officers look upon a graded essay with a few comments (possibly reflecting a lack of instruction) when, in actuality, the level of instruction is quite high. I can find a few graded essays with a greater depth of comments, but I did not do as well on those (though it is still a “good” grade).</p>
<p>Try not to overthink it, PrincipalV. And I apologise if my comment added fuel to the overthinking fire. Send a graded essay you’re proud of (of what you wrote, not necessarily the grade).</p>
<p>Thanks! I am quite proud of the one which I was going to send in.</p>
<p>By the way, does it make a difference that it was the semester final and was timed (90 minutes). If that’s a problem I’ll have to call the school, as all our essays are in class.</p>
<p>In most schools, debate qualifies as an english class (im not sure if you did it for debate CLUB, but you said that was a final so im assuming it was a class), and if your essay is really good and you’re that proud then knock yourself out</p>