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7 Common mistakes in Graduate School Essays

  1. Careless errors
  2. Vague generalities
  3. Simply summarized their resume
  4. Got on a soap box or approached sensitive topics unsuccessfully
  5. Gimmicks
  6. Long-windedness and/or redundancy
  7. Nonsensical use of large words or fanciful language


Source: EssayEdge – full article 

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