50 Successful Ivy League Application Essays

  How important is the essay?
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 There was at least one student where the essay was very significant. 
I fell in love with this student because of his essay, and I wanted him 
to go to Yale. I thought he would add so much to the school, but one 
of his SAT scores was weak. It’s so competitive that if there’s one chink 
in the armor, that can end it. I could’ve passed over him and no one 
would’ve objected, but I made such a case for this student. I fought for 
him, and he got in. However, it can’t just be on the basis of the essay 
alone. His teachers also really loved him and thought he walked on 
water. There has to be some resonance between the essay, the teachers 
and the classes.
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