<p>As a novelist in my spare time with quite a bit of experience in English, I'm open to giving some peer advice on anyone's essays if they feel like sharing. Post on thread or drop me a PM! I have this thread on email alerts.</p>
<p>Some credentials (as to tell you that I would actually be some help):</p>
<p>-34 English ACT Score.
-450,000 combined words written in personal novels.
-Once broke my keyboard raging at GDocs for somehow not saving an entire chapter.
-Excellent at keyboard shopping.</p>
<p>I can only get to 3 essays or so a day due to how in-depth I review them. If you’re waiting awhile for me to get to you, please understand that I serve in order of who PMs first and that I work with no compensation.</p>
<p>A quick update to everyone: there are currently nine essays in the queue. If you submitted supplement essays to me along with regular essays, they will be read when my regular essay queue is a bit less demanding.</p>
<p>Thanks for your patience and understanding.</p>
<p>Since I’m an entirely new member at CC and would need the 15 posts to PM you, let me just post the essay right in the thread.</p>
<p>Btw: I’m a prospective student from Germany and the essay posted is just a rough draft. Anyhow, any review, critique or else would be very much appreciated :D</p>
<p>My heart is beating rapidly, synchronized with the music banging in my ears; my muscles are about to relinquish as I’m on the verge of unconciousness. But I won’t stop, I won’t give up. I will keep going and going until the job is done. After I’ve finished, I look in the mirror and I’m proud of myself. I feel like I can not only lift dumbells but the entire world. These are just some of the feelings I get when working out in the gym.
My inner life wasn’t always like this, however. From early on, my father indoctrinated me with the belief that “life is all about winning against your opponents”. Being just a young boy, I tried to conform to his idea in order to strenghen my bonds with him, yet this backfired. Instead, a constant longing for competition fell upon me, turning me into an arrogant adolescent, who defined himself by diminishing others via competition. Be it in sports, music or even telling the funniest jokes at the dinner table, no contest (Kr</p>
<p>Lookingforward: writing experience, a lot of it, and a very strong handle on English with editing experience. Feel free to ask anyone who has gotten my assistance so far: I am very good at what I do. I would not make this thread if I wasn’t. Thanks for asking.</p>
<p>Everyone else: due to the large number of submissions in the past two days, I will be giving priority to anyone who identifies that they are Early Decision or Early Action to make sure that none of you miss your deadlines. As I am only one person with limited time, I apologize to anyone who has been waiting or will continue to wait. There are currently around 15 essays in the queue and they are first come first serve. Do know that I have received all your messages.</p>
<p>But college app writing is not hs writing. Nor is it writing for one’s personal satisfaction. Or even publication- or public acclaim. I often note to kids to be cautious that their “advisors” have a handle on what adcoms seek. You are good IF your advice meets the specific needs for college apps.</p>
<p>Lookingforward: My advice pertains entirely to use of English. I proofread for grammatical errors, organization of the essay, and command of your writing. I do not claim to know exactly what a college is looking for. The advice I give is purely technical, so unless a college wants you to have errors in your English, everything I say is helpful.</p>
<p>For an example of how I proofread an essay, please follow the link in post two.</p>
<p>I respect your concern for the people who ask my help, but it’s beginning to derail my thread. If you follow the link and find any concerns that are actually relevant, please do reply again or PM them to me and I will happily address them.</p>