The Almighty Essay: The New York Times
Trip Gabriel
This article was about how personal essays are used to gain admission into college, and how they help colleges in some ways, but may not always be a relevant measurement on students success. I thought this article was informative and well-written, providing statistics on why personal narratives are important. One of the things that shocked was the fact that one essay is more important than all of your grades in high school to get into some top colleges. I know writing is extremely important, but i definitely don't think it's reasonable that one essay takes first rein over your entire time at high school, especially if you take a job that doesn't require much writing. Another thing I was surprised by is the sheer cost of the online essay judging. I can't picture myself paying $2,500 for someone to look at my essay and tell me if it's good. I guess education is just another way to milk money off consumers to a lot of people. For example, it costs $50 to take the SAT, which is taken by people all around the world . There are roughly 4 million eleventh graders in the U.S alone, and if just 3 million took the SAT twice over the course of a school year, the School Board would make 200 mil. dollars, not including the cost for study and prep. I guess we've just got to be careful and buy the things that will actually help us with our careers, and I don't think a $2,500 essay judging session is one of them. One of the things I found funny was how personal essays are something not taught in High School. It's funny because in 4th grade we were put through a painful week long writing program because of the writing TAKS. It's a constant pattern throughout school: If there's a TAKS test on something, teachers will stress over it and drill the subject into us. So why put the test in 4th grade, when it doesn't matter. instead of high school where it be much more useful? Just saying.
Trip Gabriel
This article was about how personal essays are used to gain admission into college, and how they help colleges in some ways, but may not always be a relevant measurement on students success. I thought this article was informative and well-written, providing statistics on why personal narratives are important. One of the things that shocked was the fact that one essay is more important than all of your grades in high school to get into some top colleges. I know writing is extremely important, but i definitely don't think it's reasonable that one essay takes first rein over your entire time at high school, especially if you take a job that doesn't require much writing. Another thing I was surprised by is the sheer cost of the online essay judging. I can't picture myself paying $2,500 for someone to look at my essay and tell me if it's good. I guess education is just another way to milk money off consumers to a lot of people. For example, it costs $50 to take the SAT, which is taken by people all around the world . There are roughly 4 million eleventh graders in the U.S alone, and if just 3 million took the SAT twice over the course of a school year, the School Board would make 200 mil. dollars, not including the cost for study and prep. I guess we've just got to be careful and buy the things that will actually help us with our careers, and I don't think a $2,500 essay judging session is one of them. One of the things I found funny was how personal essays are something not taught in High School. It's funny because in 4th grade we were put through a painful week long writing program because of the writing TAKS. It's a constant pattern throughout school: If there's a TAKS test on something, teachers will stress over it and drill the subject into us. So why put the test in 4th grade, when it doesn't matter. instead of high school where it be much more useful? Just saying.
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