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You were talking to sensible people.</p>
<p>From your post #26, above, it actually sounds like you don’t want to come to the US for university - so maybe you used the essay (that you already submiited) to sabotage your chances…</p>
<p>Why worry about the essay? You have already submitted it, so it doesn’t at this point matter if it was a good or bad idea - it’s done. For the rest of your applications, write about something else.</p>