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Old 11-11-2007, 11:30 PM
highsteptd highsteptd is offline
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Default Re: My College Essay...

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If you fall into the same category as the rest of the world’s general population, you will have to put aside your previous biases, and listen to what I have to say.

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Really horrible sentence.

1) "you" - do not refer to the reader, ever. Unless this is your love letter to that girl you've posted 25294 times.

2) "same category as the rest of the world's general population" - What category is this? Be more clear. By saying "rest of" you're implying that there are two categories, what are they? "World's general population" is wordy, redundant, and just makes it sound like you're trying to use big words (for you).

3)"listen to what I have to say" - First of all, you're writing an essay, not speaking. Second, this is incredibly self-important and pretentious. Yes, this essay is about you, but no one wants to read a self-important piece, especially when it fails to deliver like the rest of your essay.
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