Dennis Allen doesn’t think the five-paragraph essay is dead. In the years before his retirement in May from West Virginia University, the Professor Emeritus did not assign “strict” five-paragraph ...

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The personal essay is an essential component of your application. How compelling it is — or isn't — can make or break your acceptance.