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It Probably Makes More Sense To Banish College Admissions Essays Than To Banish SAT Scores

It Probably Makes More Sense To Banish College Admissions Essays Than To Banish SAT Scores

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Jesse Singal
Oct 25, 2021
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CNBC posted an article last week headlined “Former Stanford admissions officer: ‘Well-rounded is not enough’—here’s how to really stand out.”

The former Stanford admissions officer in question is Alix Coupet, who also worked at the top-tier University of Chicago, and who is “a current lead counselor at college counseling firm Empowerly[.]” If you’ve been…

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