<p>I have written an essay that I might submit as my Common App essay. Would anyone (current college students and ones who have been on the board for a long time) be willing to read, critique, and give me advice on my essay and whether or not I should use it?</p>
<p>PM me and I’ll give you feedback.
I’ve been on this forum long enough.</p>
<p>Sure, sent you my email via PM.</p>
<p>Thank you, but I was wondering: aren’t you still a high school senior?</p>
<p>No, I took a gap year.
Regardless, if you do not feel comfortable with sharing your essay, I do not mind. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>Why not share the essay with a teacher that you’re close to and ask him or her for advice? Or a friend. They’ll know you better than we do and can thus tell you whether the essay reflect who you are.</p>
<p>I don’t mean any offense, but I would feel better having current college students reading it. Not only because every prospective student must be extremely cautious about sending their essays online, but also because even the best high school writers won’t have quite the same insight as those who have done the impossible, written extremely well-received essays, and already got in. Thank you, though, for the offer, and good luck to you as well. :)</p>
<p>@xrCalico, I am going to have a few teachers read it as well, but I’d like people who don’t know me as well to see if they think my essay gives them a good sense of who I am without knowing me yet, if that makes sense.</p>
<p>I don’t know… how about go through the “consolidated essay readers” list on the common app thread, or pm someone who post regularly in the Yale 2013 section? </p>
<p>By the way, are you submitting this essay for EA by any chance? I feel like I’m only one who still haven’t submitted the early action applications by now, which is kind of depressing:(</p>
<p>Ah, that’s a good idea. I might try that; thanks! And no, it’s for RD. I would never have everything ready in time for EA. But good luck you! I hope you get everything in soon. :)</p>
<p>Also, while I will check out the consolidated essay readers list, I’m still open to anyone posting on this thread who would be willing to read it. Thanks!</p>
<p>Well, good luck!</p>
<p>PM me. I’m not applying to Yale(I hate that place!!!lol)</p>
<p>Haha, well, I’d rather send it only to those who are in college or recently graduated, but thanks for the offer! :P</p>