<p>So my Common App essay is completely done but there are two schools that are not on the Common App that I are not on Common App which has an essay, Rutgers and Penn State. Although, they don't have the same essay prompt as the Common App, I can still use the same essay if I fix it around a bit and make it fit their question. Is it fine if I do that or would that be considered self-plagiarism? </p>
<p>If you can make it match their prompt, go for it. I don’t think there are any college conspiracies where they compare your essays 
You wrote it, you can do what you want with it!</p>
<p>There is no such thing as self-plagiarism :)</p>
<p>Sure you can. My D modified her CommonApp essay for most of the schools and scholarships applications. It just got better and better after each revision.</p>
<p>Definitely. But be thoughtful about addressing the prompts given by the non-CA schools. Make the necessary edits to make it fit. </p>
<p>FWIW, There is such a thing as self plagiarism, but it does not apply to this situation. (If you published an article in the newspaper, then reused three paragraphs from the middle of it in a magazine article that can be considered “self-plagerism”. </p>
<p>Thank you so much guys! Now I don’t have to write two extra essays!</p>