Timeline for Are essays supposed to be formal?
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| Apr 13, 2017 at 12:40 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
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| Nov 3, 2015 at 16:23 | comment | added | Chris Sunami | @Ooker Yes, it was a typo. You can't edit comments after 15 minutes. | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 16:04 | comment | added | Ooker | @ChrisSunami thanks. I understand now. A side note: to err on, not to err of | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 15:08 | comment | added | Chris Sunami | @Ooker. His question specified an informal prompt, so it would have been tone-deaf to create a formal response. But for your statement, it's probably best to err of the side of formality. The challenge for you will be to inject some personality and voice into the statement without losing the formal register. | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 15:02 | comment | added | Ooker | @ChrisSunami this question asks about the personal essay ... wait, it's just an essay, not a statement. You are right. | |
| Nov 3, 2015 at 14:57 | comment | added | Chris Sunami | @Ooker This question is talking about essays in general, whereas your question is specifically about a personal statement for school admission. The questions, and the answers are different. | |
| Oct 30, 2015 at 14:33 | comment | added | Ooker | Maybe a cross-dupe in Academia: What tone to use in the personal statement? | |
| May 27, 2015 at 4:27 | vote | accept | Jonathan Lam | ||
| May 27, 2015 at 0:14 | answer | added | Bill Blondeau | timeline score: 4 | |
| May 26, 2015 at 21:15 | answer | added | Chris Sunami | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 25, 2015 at 17:35 | vote | accept | Jonathan Lam | ||
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| May 25, 2015 at 6:39 | answer | added | Jamezrp | timeline score: -1 | |
| May 23, 2015 at 4:30 | history | edited | Jonathan Lam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 23, 2015 at 3:10 | history | asked | Jonathan Lam | CC BY-SA 3.0 |