A New Common App Q...

Applying to College
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<p>Okay, so there are 2 essays in the common app, one real one, and one short one about your favorite activity. I can't decide if this should be like an essay, or they just really want to know what my favorite activity is...? Basically, for my real essay I wrote about a huge fundraiser I did for my choir, and my choir is my favorite activity (i make this very clear in my big essay), is it bad to write 2 seperate essays about the same thing??</p>

<p>And if I want to send certain essays to certain schools...how do I do that will common app? send one with 1 college on my list then go back and do it again??</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>dont write about teh same thing twice!</p>

<p>yes you can submit the common app individually online. just submit it to one school, then go back and edit it for the next.</p>

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<p>The short one really is an essay - a short one! Edit your "real" essay down to fit the space about your favorite activitiy, and then write another to fit the bigger common app question. Just my opinion, :)</p>

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<p>I agree with ASAP. I think they ask that first question in order to draw you away from writing about your extra-curriculars on the first big one.</p>