<p>I am stressing out so much about this essay... and its really hindering my writing. Can someone please put this essay into perspective??? Like is it a deal breaker at most of the schools.</p>
<p>Don't stress about it. Write whatever comes to mind. You can work on grammar and idea centraling later.</p>
<p>Basically, you need a solid essay at any school, regardless of scores. But if you have a 4.5 GPA, 2400 SAT's with 2 800 SATII's backing it up, and a whole slew of community service and extra-currics...the essay isn't always as important as it is for those of us who aren't perfect number-wise. It's there so that the admissions people know who you are outside of numbers - so tell them! And take your time. Go through drafts. Find something you're passionate about, and you'll be fine!</p>
<p>It depends on where you're applying. For public schools, essays usually aren't very important. Those schools make decisions primarily based on stats.</p>
<p>For Ivies and similar colleges that get an overabundance of highly qualified applicants, the essays can be tip factors.</p>
<p>Frankly, most other colleges accept the majority of their applicants, so the essays aren't that important unless you send something like a racist rant or something else offensive.</p>
<p>meh the problem with my essays are the way theyre written... the ideas seem good but i have a problem with execution. I'm guessing at these highly selective colleges your essay must be perfect in both ways.</p>
<p>not nessecarily perfect, but they want something interesting and different from the thousands of other essays they read.</p>