<p>Here's a simple question and maybe the answer is an obvious yes...</p>
<p>Do you write one application essay and use it for every college application (maybe changing a thing or two here & there as it applies)?</p>
<p>Thanks! MC</p>
<p>Depending on whether each college's essay question is similar or not. If so, then yes, because they can't possibly know whether or not you use the same essay over and over.</p>
<p>As long as it is your original work you may use it as you want dude.</p>
<p>I actually read somewhere that writing a paper for one class, and then turning it in say a year later for another class is actually considered plaigairism (against yourself), and they can fail you for it -- although, I guess in the long run, you aren't going to take yourself to court for using your own material without citing yourself.</p>
<p>Either way, I applied to about a dozen colleges and used some of the same essays multiple times if the question permitted. Once I got "pick your own question and answer it", and a handful of other times I was able to rework an essay I'd already written into fitting various other questions. And it worked great for me. I'd say in the dozen schools I applied to, at say a total of 25 essays total (keep in mind the UC schools have 3 essays)... I probably only had 10 true essays from the core. So the short answer: yes.</p>
<p>I see...</p>
<p>Sticking to colleges in CA (UCLA; UCSB; UCB; and SFSU) and wasn't sure how the re-wording - or re-working - of each essay was going to go. Also, I haven't checked the actual applications yet to see how they differ.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input... --MC</p>
<p>The UC's are all the same application. You only submit their three required essays one time for as many UC's as you want to apply to. You just have to pay the application fee for each one.</p>