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High-stakes, high-stress college essay stirs more anxiety under affirmative action ban

Simya Smith, leads a 2022 rally calling for an end to school police, graduated from Dorsey High in Los Angeles in June and will be attending Stanford in the fall. She advises students of color to write college essays about “super significant” aspects of their life, whether or not they deal with race. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
Simya Smith, leads a 2022 rally calling for an end to school police, graduated from Dorsey High in Los Angeles in June and will be attending Stanford in the fall. She advises students of color to write college essays about “super significant” aspects of their life, whether or not they deal with race. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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As colleges and universities nationwide prepare to accept applications for fall 2024 admission, the high court ruling has raised myriad questions about the all-important essay.
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