-- Posted by xaccessdeniedx at 3:43 pm on July 10, 2008 I intend on applying to Tufts University, and you have to answer two essay questions. I'll be a senior this year, and school hasn't started yet, but I like to stay ahead of the game. Anyways, I wrote my essays, gave them to my parents to edit, and now they are sitting on my desk. As I clicked around Tufts website to find more about the applying process, I saw the option to see sample essays from alumni. Basically, the essays that got these kids into the college. To my horror/surprise/????, all these essays sound exactly like mine. I didn't look at them before I wrote mine. Is this good or bad? edit: By sounding exactly like mine, I don't mean plagarism, but they sound like we all had the same teacher. -- Posted by The Coat Hanger at 3:45 pm on July 10, 2008 good as long as there not the same that just means ur like all the other ones who got in -- Posted by bo0bieee at 3:46 pm on July 10, 2008 good i guess if they got in haha.  as long as you catch the attention of the reader's in your first 2 sentences.. you've got it golden -- Posted by Mieux at 4:53 pm on July 11, 2008 The purpose of the essay is to more or less set you apart from other applicants and to allow you to tell admissions officers something(s) not apparent on the rest of your app. It does not really matter if they are eloquent or superbly written. The purpose of it is to let admissions know more about you, not to impress them with your writing skills (although that cannot really hurt). -- Posted by usblogger at 4:01 pm on July 15, 2008 i think it's not worth rewriting an entirely new essay. and it's hard to say if we can't see your essay.