That is, it is not so much the essay as the person....posted by Frowner at 11:35 AM on April 2, 2014 [1 favorite] Do you have any evidence that his race was an important factor? [emphasis added]posted by MisantropicPainforest at 11:36 AM on April 2, 2014 [5 favorites] (I am pretty confident that my admissions essays were better - I have looked back.