Apr 26, 2024
8:03:38am
8:03:38am
This is the dumbest aspect of BYU admissions. The dumbest.
Essays are by far the easiest to cheat on. Have a parent, older sibling, professional writer write your essay and you look stellar. It happens all the time.
I've talked to a number of people whose kids "came up with the concept" for the essay, and then others got to work on it. How is that representative of the student's quality? It's not.
The fact that essays carry any real weight in the admissions process is silly. Look passed the 4 years of HS performance and then entrance exams, but consider a few paragraphs that someone else writes. Makes perfect sense.
I've talked to a number of people whose kids "came up with the concept" for the essay, and then others got to work on it. How is that representative of the student's quality? It's not.
The fact that essays carry any real weight in the admissions process is silly. Look passed the 4 years of HS performance and then entrance exams, but consider a few paragraphs that someone else writes. Makes perfect sense.
Originally posted on Apr 26, 2024 at 8:03:38am
Message modified by LifeLongLakerFan on Apr 26, 2024 at 8:05:00am
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Apr 26, 12:19pm
Apr 26, 12:01pm
It’s really not. Too many kids are going to BYU in spite of what it stands for and not because of it.
Apr 26, 8:31am
Apr 26, 11:36am
Apr 26, 5:04pm
Apr 26, 5:36pm
Letter of Rec may speak to how aptly an applicant fits at BYU's mission. Essays don't. At all. Anyone can say whatever
Apr 26, 11:00am
I didn't say they have no part. I said - in response to your stance that they are an important filter to help sift out
Apr 26, 3:30pm
Apr 26, 3:47pm
Apr 26, 5:11pm
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Apr 27, 3:04pm
Apr 27, 9:59pm
Apr 26, 10:55am
Apr 26, 10:48am
Apr 26, 11:38am
This would be a good data point, except seminary teachers are so inconsistent. Some are all in on the rec, some couldn't
Apr 26, 3:35pm