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Chedva
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Posted: Sun Dec 10th, 2006 03:48 pm |
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My d got a notification from National Merit that she is a candidate for my company's National Merit scholarship (she made Commended, but not Finalist). They sent the same application as semi-finalists get.
She wants to use the same essay she used for the 150 word Common App question about her extra-curriculars, but in the original 250 word version she wrote. It's a great essay but doesn't quite answer the prompt in my view.
Is this a problem? Any advice I could give her that doesn't come directly from me  would be a great help.
Thanks.
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Sun Dec 10th, 2006 06:00 pm |
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Chevda,
Congratulations to your daughter!
It's hard to comment without actually seeing the essay and the prompt, but I think I'd have your daughter try to write an essay for the specific prompt first. If she really can't come up with one that is as good or better than the CA essay, then she might see if she can tweak the CA essay to make it fit the prompt better. But I'd try to answer the prompt directly first.
Carolyn
Last edited on Sun Dec 10th, 2006 06:00 pm by CarolynLawrence
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Chedva
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Posted: Mon Dec 11th, 2006 12:06 pm |
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Thanks, Carolyn. The prompt is the very generic "Tell us about your achievements, your interests, and your goals" type of thing.
Her essay was about assistant teaching (ballet) on Thursday nights. I did mention to her that it might be worth it to write a "concluding paragraph" about her goals, how she doesn't want to be a dancer but dance will always be in her life, etc., etc. She said "OK", and before the end of the evening it was done!  Sometimes our kids can surprise us!
Last edited on Mon Dec 11th, 2006 12:06 pm by Chedva
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CarolynLawrence
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Posted: Mon Dec 11th, 2006 01:09 pm |
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| Sounds like a great essay to me. Congratulations again to your daughter, and best wishes for the scholarship!
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WestrnMom
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Posted: Mon Dec 11th, 2006 03:47 pm |
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My son was able to use a generic essay for a specific prompt (reverse of your daughter's situation) by adding a new opening paragraph and changing the conclusion to fit the question. Basically the subject matter and examples were the same, but the approach was different.
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