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Why "Writing a Rough Draft” is the Worst Way to Start Your College Essay

& what to do instead

If I asked you to cross your arms right now, you’d do it without thinking. It’s comfortable. It’s natural.

Now, try unfolding them and crossing them the exact opposite way, putting the other arm on top.

Feels weird, right? Uncomfortable. Maybe even “wrong.”

But there is no “wrong” — there are no Arm-Folding 101 college courses out there.

It simply feels wr…

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