<p>Do you guys think that admission officers let whether they think a story is true impact their view on the applicant?</p>
<p>I mean, not a story that is blatantly false like, for example flying to the moon and meeting an alien or something.</p>
<p>I'm writing about a topic that definitely occurred, but what's stopping an admissions officer from not believing it?</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>shouldn’t be too much of a problem. I wrote about a story that some might have thought was near impossible, but it didn’t affect my chances too much. I ended up getting in where I thought I’d get in. </p>
<p>That said, I didn’t use the essay for Dartmouth, but it was my main essay for Duke (where I also got in)</p>
<p>Oh yea, and given your stats, I’d be very surprised if Dartmouth doesn’t accept you ED. Your numbers and ecs are certainly on par if not better than mine, and I was an Asian male coming from one of the most competitive schools in California</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>Hope to see you around campus some day.</p>
<p>No. I don’t think it would matter. Either your voice and the vividness of the piece sell the experience or they don’t. If they do, then the Admin won’t really be thinking about the authenticity. If they dodn’t then their not going to “get” you anyway.</p>