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When writing a letter to appeal a college admissions decision, should the letter be concise or long and heartfelt?

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  • by fabolous on March 28th, 2005

    fabolous

    The letter should be concise. The people who read college admission letters
    read hundreds and thousands of letters and are very experienced in what they do.
    Chances are, by the time they get to your letter, they would already have read
    many and are exhausted. Many people write about the same thing: awards they
    recieved, sports they played, and etc. What colleges look for is someone who is
    mature and unique. They look for a person who is not set on what they want to
    be in the future but willing to look into different programs that the college offers.
    For example, my tutor went to Columbia University and in his letter, he talked about
    his past experience with tennis rackets. He discovered a way to make tennis rackets more appealing to customers and was very successful in making his family
    business lucrative.

    Try to interest the reader by making your letter concise but unique. Be sure to
    contemplate much about what you want to do in the future and then begin writing
    your essay. Make yourself sound interested in the college and be natural. Don't
    fabricate emotional stories about dead relatives, divorce, or talk about controversial
    subjects such as religion or politics because the college admission readers have
    read it all. They will know if you are ready for their college.

    * one tip, as long as you have a good GPA and a high SAT score, most colleges
    won't care if your letter is concise, long or heartfelt. Just make sure you study
    and spend your time preciously. This only applies to those who have a very high
    GPA (4.0+) and SAT score (1400+).

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    • While I agree with the above, the author is guilty of not following it. I had to have a coffee to stay awake for the answer.

      scubabob

      by scubabob on April 14th, 2006

    • Do as he says, not as he does?

      Have A Nice Day

      by Have A Nice Day on January 6th, 2010

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