<p>Any sort of reflection would really help.</p>
<p>Okay, I’m really new to CC, but here goes. I actually didn’t write the optional essay; I felt like I said everything I needed/wanted to say in the common app essay and the why penn essay. I didn’t have anything particularly “special” to write about for the optional one, so I just chose not to do it. Sorry, I don’t know if this helps at all!</p>
<p>Pretty much wrote about what the prompt asked, my life and personality.</p>
<p>I talked about who I am as a person and what I accomplished in my hometown.</p>
<p>Sent from my ADR6350 using CC App</p>
<p>I wrote a poem about my quirks. 'Twas a sonnet.</p>
<p>I summarized in brief my four years of high school. Kind of like poetically. ^^;</p>
<p>I feel like if something inspirational strikes you, or there’s something else amazing that you haven’t put elsewhere in your application, you put it here. But don’t go crazy about it.</p>
<p>did any of you guys go over the 150 word limit?</p>
<p>180 words here</p>
<p>I wrote about my 9.5 toes and related to how I’m cognizant of my imperfections yet nevertheless move forward.</p>
<p>I wrote about my flag collection (and then all my friends called me a big dork), and I thought it was good! I went to about 175 words.</p>