I think the point here…we’ll one point keeping out if the family relationship…if someone reads your essay and finds a problem, it is probably a good thing to get objective third party feedback.
I’m sure your dad loves you and want what’s best for you. Not sure if he’s right or not. Certainly not worth straining a relationship over a college app but he may have a point. So get that 2nd and 3rd opinion and see if others agree.
Good luck to you.
Fwiw, my husband didn’t like our son’s essay either. I liked it and found it quite readable and touching but would have polished it more.
At every accepted college revisit we attended, someone from admissions found my son to tell him that his essay was one of their favorites. He also got a note from an AD to that effect.
I tell you this to let you know that parents are not always the best judge, in part because they don’t fully understand how the essay will be used. I understand this better now and am glad my DS relied on his CC and not us!
oh, generation gap!
I’m sorry about your problem with your Dad.
Personally, I didn’t read my son’s essay in 2017 either my daughter’s essay this year.They didn’t ask my opinion, and I didn’t ask them to show me their essays.
I didn’t want that my opinion change their words.
Good luck in your application!!