How important are the essays in the UMich app?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>My D just applied last week to LSA as an out of state student with 4.0 U.W. in a rigorous curriculum. She has very strong SAT's, E.C's and LORs. </p>

<p>For the essays she started with 600 word essays she had already written on related topics, modified them a little bit to suit the specific prompts better, and then brutally cut them down to be closer to the 250 word limit (final word count was around 300-330). In all that editing, the final products are not very smooth-flowing and are somewhat tangential in responding to the actual prompts. </p>

<p>I'd just like to know how important the essays will be in the evaluation of her application. She is interested in the honors college.</p>

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<p>You may want to take a look at the U of M page on Princeton Review and [Office</a> of Undergraduate Admissions: Application Review](<a href=“http://www.admissions.umich.edu/prospective/prospectivefreshmen/eval_categories.php]Office”>http://www.admissions.umich.edu/prospective/prospectivefreshmen/eval_categories.php).</p>

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<p>It’s not important for getting into U of M, but I would think it would be pretty important for getting into the Honors College.</p>