<p>Reading over my common app essay, I feel that it was below standard.</p>
<p>But I feel that my supplements were quite nice, and managed to capture "me'.</p>
<p>How are my chances, just based on this, affected?</p>
<p>Obviously worse than if you had a good common app essay, but beyond that no one can say.</p>
<p>I have the same dilema. I wrote my common app essay in early october and sent it off, so looking back now, it is fairly weak compared to my strong supplements.</p>
<p>Best thing to do: STOP RE-READING YOUR ESSAYS!!!</p>
<p>To be honest, I feel that it won’t affect your application at all, it just won’t help it. So many other factors go into your application that I doubt that the essay is a make-or-break deal, especially if you illustrated your skills with the supplements.</p>
<p>Don’t worry, you will get in somewhere! No point in regrets now.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’ll get in anywhere.</p>
<p>Writing the essay early was probably a mistake. I only got into stride in December, when I started writing good stuff, and I had already sent out my essay.</p>
<p>I didn’t exactly show my skills with the supplements, but rather i showed the different angles to my perspectives(wherever I had the opportunity to answer multiple supplement questions). I hope the recommendation letters talked about my ability…</p>
<p>I’m having the same concern, so i’m sending in an additional and stronger essay to the admissions. But i’m only doing that because the schools i’m applying to told me I could do so. I’m hoping they will actually read and consider the essay i’m sending in.</p>