<p>I was wondering if it would be possible for me to use my UC essay about my world and dreams for my Common App prompt 1, or whether it'd be too risky and they might know that i'm using my UC essay? </p>
<p>Bump</p>
<p>As long as it addresses the prompt and doesn’t sound like you’re using a mismatched essay just because it’s easier, it should be fine. You wrote the essay yourself, it’s not like you’re plagiarizing. The whole point of the Common App is to let you submit an identical application to a bunch of different schools at once anyway.</p>
<p>Well, you could. But, you wanna be absolutely certain that you’re addressing the prompt. It shouldn’t sound as though your answering something else. Otherwise, I’d advise that you go for it. Good luck :)</p>