<p>I have less than a month to meet my Nov. 1 Early deadline. I was set on the #2 failure prompt, but over the past few weeks my English teacher read my essay and pretty much said that the essay was well written, but that the failure wasn't big enough. Pretty much I was put under pressure to perform and was unable to do it and completely backed out, which I though was pretty meaningful since I was put in the exact same situation again, and then actually id what I was supposed to do. I weave self-doubt and some pretty good stuff. They even said it had nice suspense building, but pretty much didn't like the topic. I don't really know what to do now, It was really the only good idea I had for an essay and time is running out.</p>
<p>If it’s something you really, really want to write about, don’t let the opinion of one teacher stop you from doing that. If you want, I’d be happy to read it and give you feedback, as would other people here on CC. But if you also end up thinking that it isn’t powerful enough, then maybe try the first prompt…I feel like there’s a lot you could do with that one. Is there something you really want to let admissions know about you that your app doesn’t show? A story you want to tell? I’m in the same ED boat as you, so I have to get mine done pretty quickly, too, and I feel like the first prompt gave a lot of leeway. </p>
<p>But again, if you want to, go for it!</p>
<p>I wrote another supplement essay which my teacher liked, that I may try to slant into the first prompt, then rewrite that supplement. It is generally about my scientific inquiry, but I could show how my background did this. I’m not sure though, what “background” implies, could the discussion of my reading habits and my scientific inquiry be the background. I begin the essay with a discussion of my reading habits, but I could change it to say how my family shaped that.</p>
<p>That honestly sounds like a good idea to me, especially because there is a resolution - not only did you fail at something, you managed to overcome it and become stronger when faced with the same situation. Adcoms like that stuff.</p>
<p>I think you should submit it if you really love it, and ask another teacher or trusted editor to look at it, just for some peace of mind.</p>
<p>I think I’m going to try to twist my second essay into the first prompt</p>
<p>I’m going through the same process! 
So disappointing!</p>