I really don’t want to have to write another essay, so I’m thinking about replying to the “Tell us a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it” with the essay I wrote for the common app.
My common app essay is very good, and it demonstrates my character very well. However, the way it is structured is not one specific experience/story, rather just multiple examples of things that have happened throughout my life that demonstrate my character.
I’m hoping I can just use this essay, as I feel like colleges just want the essay to answer the question “who are you?”, and if it does you’re fine.
I have pretty good stats, so I was hoping this wouldn’t be a big deal.
How important is it that my essay answers the prompt exactly?