{"id":2169,"date":"2007-12-03T18:00:33","date_gmt":"2007-12-03T22:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.collegebasics.com\/blog\/your-college-application-essay-needs-extra-attention-before-you-send-it\/"},"modified":"2017-06-09T00:05:10","modified_gmt":"2017-06-09T00:05:10","slug":"your-college-application-essay-needs-extra-attention-before-you-send-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.collegebasics.com\/blog\/your-college-application-essay-needs-extra-attention-before-you-send-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Your College Application Essay Needs Extra Attention Before You Send It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wait! We know you are glad your essay is done for the Common App. It was hard to finish, and now it is off your plate. But, you still should look it over carefully a few more times before sending it out.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nYou are really not done until you re-read\u00a0your essay\u00a0both silently and aloud a few more times. 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