<p>I just finished the rough draft of my Michigan essays, and I just started the main Common App Essay. I chose the first option (asks of your background/story) for the Common App Essay as I know it will be the best choice, but my first Michigan supplemental essay (asks of which community/ethnicity/religion/etc. you belong to) is probably going to be very similar to the main CA essay. Would this be a negative aspect to my application?</p>
<p>Yes, try to give them something new with each essay they read of yours – obviously you are applying to more schools so the common app is probably the most important of your essays </p>
<p>@thegrant Gotcha </p>