<p>I know that you can make up to 3 changes to the common app personal essay after submission. I wanted to know if you, while making these changes, can change the common app personal essay PROMPT? In other words, whether you can write your essay on a different prompt?</p>
<p>Best to ask the common app folks directly, since you probably don’t want to take the risk of trying - having it not work - and then finding out that counts as one of your 3 changes. </p>