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Jan 13, 2013
Undergraduate / Dedication/Good Communication; Haverford Honor Code/ CONDITIONS-academic&non academic [3]

It is as if you took two good essays and smashed them together. If you are going to introduce an anecdote, you need to build your essay off of the anecdote. Don't write about the anecdote and then go on a tangent. You have really good ideas in this essay, however. This paragraph is where the tangent begins

When I think about this anecdote in childhood today, it leads me back to the open dialogue and free intellectual exchange that the Honor Code at Haverford creates and fosters.Looking back at this childhood memory, I am reminded on the necessity of the open yet provocative dialogue that Haverford fosters within its students Through this type of dialogue, Nina and I crossed a cultural barrier; through this type of exchange, a thought-provoking environment is created.

Then you go to:

" I believe there're three factors essential to creating such an environment: concerns for others, communication, and the commitment of the whole community."

There is no transition. Work on integrating those three factors back into your anecdote, or de-emphasize those factors.
OkGo7   
Jan 13, 2013
Undergraduate / Why Swarthmore? - my interpretation of the topic based on different personas [3]

Are my ideas okay? Do I need to change somethings stylistically? The essay fits the box, by the way.

Why Swarthmore?
Please write a brief statement telling us why you have decided to apply to Swarthmore in particular.


The Many Sides of Me

In the grand scheme of things, I applied to Swarthmore because it has done what others have said it has done. As a keen observer, I find it necessary to view closely the details of everything and fully realize what you are seeing. Standing back and viewing Swarthmore as it is, I have one phrase to describe Swarthmore: forward-thinking. I see it all in the little details: how Swarthmore was one of the first co-educational colleges in the nation, how Swarthmore, unlike most small liberal arts colleges, offers a viable opportunity to pursue engineering, how Swarthmore has carried out their Quaker missions perhaps as well as any other college with such a storied history, and how Swarthmore has always been the college to always question the norms of our society. As a student, I want to challenge myself within Swarthmore's culture of rigorous academics and fierce activism. I want to challenge all my predisposed ideas I hold, and to meet new people from all different types of cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, whether through joining a culture club, competing for a spot in College Bowl team, or simply having a reflective get together at Crum Henge. As a citizen, I am ready to put my knowledge into use and do my part in bettering the community, and places such as the Lang Center will allow me to address the issues in the world that matter to me. I have done extensive volunteering work in my local hospital and as a person, I know that Swarthmore will let me find my way that I am seeking, and that is why I am applying to Swarthmore.
OkGo7   
Jan 13, 2013
Undergraduate / I was born Mohammad Zaid; Essay on MYSELF [5]

One tip. Cut that down. Now. I put it in a word processor, and it is 2540 words long. Way too long for ANY essay for college application. Take a red pen, and cros out 80% of that essay right now. Do it. No one is even going to bother to read an essay of that length.
OkGo7   
Jan 13, 2013
Undergraduate / Why Swarthmore? - my interpretation of the topic based on different personas [3]

I am just curious as to if Swarthmore will relate this essay to my Common App essays. The hospital volunteering was my short answer for Common App.

Thanks for the help. I do have a tendency on going on run-on sentences. I will probably also revert back to the two paragraph form I had before.
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