I’m unsure about the rest, but if you want feedback for an essay you intend to post on LW itself, there’s a great new feedback service for users with 100+ karma.
A place that might have some responses to your original question is possibly the weekly Open Thread on Astral Codex Ten (they’re posted each ~Sunday, and I think you’re more likely to get a response if you post while the Open Thread is somewhat new).
EDIT: And probably you’re more likely to get a response to such a question if you write up a rough draft of such an application essay, put it on Google Docs, and link it in your original question. Even better if the draft includes specific questions for feedback, and the ability for anyone with the link to comment on it. Remove all friction, and responses become more likely.
I’m unsure about the rest, but if you want feedback for an essay you intend to post on LW itself, there’s a great new feedback service for users with 100+ karma.
A place that might have some responses to your original question is possibly the weekly Open Thread on Astral Codex Ten (they’re posted each ~Sunday, and I think you’re more likely to get a response if you post while the Open Thread is somewhat new).
EDIT: And probably you’re more likely to get a response to such a question if you write up a rough draft of such an application essay, put it on Google Docs, and link it in your original question. Even better if the draft includes specific questions for feedback, and the ability for anyone with the link to comment on it. Remove all friction, and responses become more likely.
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