Is it true that most college essays are bad?

Well, I know my essay was probably stupid since I talked about how Kpop (mostly focusing on BTS) shaped me as a person, BUT, even though college essays are important, I'm pretty sure colleges aren't basing your entire acceptance just off your essay. Don't get me wrong now, you should still write a good essay, but if you do happen to not write the best essay, other stuff like your gpa, extracurriculars, awards, sat score, and etc are still there. Unless your essay is actually that bad, like you have no commas, no periods, just bad grammar all around and you write something so unoriginal, cliche, and straight out of a fan fictiction saying stuff like, "I sat there at my desk watching the rain pouring down as I wept" then yeah, you need to fix that. Just remember to make sure your essay overall talks about YOU.

(Honestly, I may have written about Kpop but hey, I don't think many college admission officers, or whatever they're called, read about Kpop in essays so I think mine was unique.... stupid but still unique)

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