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I think that recommendation letters, the Common App, essays, and test scores should not be independent of each other, but should support each other. (blu3mo)
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For example, when English proficiency cannot be demonstrated in exams, one can use rhetoric in essays to show their ability in English.
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For example, one can write about extracurricular activities that couldn’t be mentioned in the Common App in their essay.
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In the book “Inside the Yale Admissions Office,” it is suggested (using a rough analogy to physics) that constructive interference and resonance should be created.