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Of course, the entire idea assumes adcoms actually care to read long essays on idiosyncratic topics written by applicants whom they normally would have spent ten minutes on.</p>
<p>It sounds suspiciously like a kid linking to his Myspace and shouting "add me!"
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<p>They do, however, allow musical submissions, which also take some time to go through. </p>
<p>You're right in that respect - I think that it could be better if the student could have the blog evaluated by a teacher/professional, who can then write a rec for the student.</p>