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soonerpillow
Ifanyofyouhavehadyourpersonalstatement(orotheressay)editedbyEssa
yEdge(oranyotheressayeditingservice),doyouthinkitwasworthallthat
money?Inoticedtheadsonthissiteandcheckedouttheirwebsiteandits
oundsreallygood,butkindofexpensive.So,onascaleof1-10,whatdidyou
thinkofthebenefitvs.thecost(10=definitelyworthit,1=youcouldn't
paymetodoitagain)?
Thanksfortheinput.
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carrigallen
YoucanhaveSDNer'sedit&evaluateyourpersonalstatementforfree!Digaf
ewpagesbackforthethread(startedbyoldmanorAdcadet)thereisahugeli
stofpeoplewhowillreadyouressay,Ithink.
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HaveFaith
IusedEssayEdgelastyearandwasverydisappointed.Afterthefirst"edit"t
hereweremultiplegrammaticalerrors...somany,infact,thatIcalledthem
andtheyassignedaneweditortome.Unfortunately,afterthesecond"edit",
again,thereweremultipleerrors.IexpressedthatIwasnotsatisfiedandI
wastoldthattheyhelpwithoverallcontentandIshouldnotexpectallofth
egrammartobecorrect!!Atthatpoint,Icouldn'tbelieveit..andwasprett
ydisgusted.MaybeIjusthappenedtogettwoeditorswhowerenotthatgreat.
..
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Dr.DodgerDog
noessayedgeisNOTworthit....justclickonitafewtimestobenefitSDN.
..butotherwise...relyonSDNreaders...
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phar
Yeb,wasteofmoney.............gotoyourenglishprofessor....andgivehera
kissaftersheeditsit.......iswhatidid.........itworked...iaminnow!!
!!......maybe,ishouldgobackandgiveherafakeessay....forthesakeofe
arninganotherkiss.....
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UCLAMAN
Idon'tthinkthosecompaniesareworthit(albeitIhaveneverusedone)butI
'llgivemyreasonswhy.
Onepersonwhowenttoharvardorwhateverisnottheendallfinalwordonwh
atmakesagoodessay.
Thebestapproachforthepersonalstatementistohaveasmanypeoplereadit
aspossible.AndImeanMANY.I'mtalking10-15people,moreifyoucangetm
ore.Thepeoplewhoarewillingtoreadessaysonsdnaregreatresourcesast
heyhavebeenthroughtheprocessalready.InfactIthinktheyaremorevalua
blethansomeharvardenglishgradwhoisn'tapplyingtomedicalschool(Idon'
tnecessarilyknowwhothereadersare.Eveniftheyareformermedicalschool
applicantsorhaveexperiencewiththeprocess...youcanget10ofthosepeop
lefromsdnandmorefromyourundergradcampusifyoulookedhardenough.So
whypay?).Thebestadviceforthepersonalstatementistomakesureifdemon
stratesyouandtheintangiblesyouwouldbringtomedicinelikeheart,compas
sion,etc.Thisisyouropportunitytosubjectivelytelladmissionscommittees
whyyouareunique,whatdrivestowardsmedicine,etc.
Thegoalistogetasmanyopinionsaspossibleandmakeyourdecisionstocha
ngeornotchangethingsbasedonwhateveryonehassaid.Youcantargetdiffe
rentaspectsoftheessaybyusingdifferentpeople.Forexample,anEnglishp
rofmaybemoreastutetothegrammerandstyleofthewriting,whileamedica
lstudentmaybemoreastutetothetypeofcontentandhowitshouldbeconve
yedthatwouldbemosteffectiveintheprocess.
Noneedtopay!Buthey...ifitmakesyafeelbetter,goforit!
IneverusedanessayserviceandIhavebeentointerviewswheretheyhavesa
idthatmyessaywasgreat.I'vealsohadanadmissionscounselortellmeiwr
oteagreatletterofintent.hehe.
goodluck!
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lola
content/structurewiseessayedgereallyhelpedme.i'msureitdependsonwho
yougetasareader,butmyreaderhelpedmerearrangemyessaysothatitflo
wedabitbetter.shewasalsoabletocompareittootherpersonalstatements
she'dread,whichmademefeelabitbetteraboutitb/csheknewwhatmakes
agoodpersonalstatement.
ifwhatyouneedisagrammarcheck,useyourfriends,profs,etc...
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shamthis
OriginallypostedbyHaveFaith
IusedEssayEdgelastyearandwasverydisappointed.Afterthefirst"edit"t
hereweremultiplegrammaticalerrors...somany,infact,thatIcalledthem
andtheyassignedaneweditortome.Unfortunately,afterthesecond"edit",
again,thereweremultipleerrors.IexpressedthatIwasnotsatisfiedandI
wastoldthattheyhelpwithoverallcontentandIshouldnotexpectallofth
egrammartobecorrect!!Atthatpoint,Icouldn'tbelieveit..andwasprett
ydisgusted.MaybeIjusthappenedtogettwoeditorswhowerenotthatgreat.
..
Metoo!Itwasawful!Andtheyweren'teven"Harvard-Educated"-Imightaswel
lhaveediteditmyself.OnlydifferenceisIpaidtwice,evenafterwritinga
nastyletter.Ihopethedisserviceofthat"service"isfurtherelucidatedb
yyourcomplaints.
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TechMan
SoundslikeEssayEdgeisacrapshoot...justlikemedschooladmissions.LOL
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hamhamfan
I'mwonderingaboutthedifferentlevelsofservicethattheyprovide.Willth
e80-300dollarsbewellspent?I'mhavingseriousbrainblockrightnowasI
trytothinkupofapersonalstatement.
Idon'tknowanygoodwritersandItookenglishalongtimeago....sohaving
themproofreaditmightnotbeasgoodashavinga"harvardeducated"person
readthroughit.
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soonerpillow
Originallypostedbyhamhamfan
I'mwonderingaboutthedifferentlevelsofservicethattheyprovide.Willth
e80-300dollarsbewellspent?I'mhavingseriousbrainblockrightnowasI
trytothinkupofapersonalstatement.
Idon'tknowanygoodwritersandItookenglishalongtimeago....sohaving
themproofreaditmightnotbeasgoodashavinga"harvardeducated"person
readthroughit.
IneverdiduseEssayEdge.IjusthadpeopleonSDNandsomefriendsproofread
it.Ofcourse,Ican'treallysayifitturnedoutwellornot.Acoupleofm
yinterviewershavesaidtheylikedit.So,myadviceistouseSDN.Therewil
lbeathreadinacoupleofmonthsofpeoplevolunteeringtoreadPersonalSt
atements.Justjumponthatandyoushouldbefine.
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Zeloy
IusedEssayEdgewhenapplyingtoundergradformultipleessays.Iwasinsecu
reaboutmyessaywritingskillsandthoughtitwouldbetheendofmylifeif
aschoolrejectedmebasedonmyessay.Theyplayedonmyinsecuritiesandgo
tmymoney.Anyway,oneeditorIhadactuallydidarealgoodjobandhelpedm
akemyessaybetter.Anothereditorforadifferentessaydidn'thelpmemuch
atall.IntheendIdidn'tgetintoanyschoolthatIusedEssayEdgeforany
way!:mad:OhwellI'vewastedmoneyonworsethings
