<p>Is an essay supposed to have something directed towards the university/reader? For example, are you supposed to throw in, at the end (for example), something like "It is for these reasons that I feel I would contribute to your university just as much as your university would benefit me." Of course that is just the crappiest and quickest way that I could throw something together just for the sake of illustration, lol.</p>
<p>Or do you just leave it with an insightful comment about whatever you wrote your essay on?</p>
<p>I know that you <em>could</em> do either -- but let's be honest here, you could also write the words to Mary Had a Little Lamb (my point being that you're not going to). So which one is generally preferred at the top schools in the US?</p>
<p>P.S. If it makes a difference, my essay was about one particular event that I overcame.</p>
<p>THANK YOU!</p>