Common App Personal Essay Topic Choice: Prompt or create your own?

<p>Do people usually use one of the prompts or make one up? Is it advantageous to use one or the other? I'm writing mine on the experience of teaching leadership. Any advice from the community?</p>

<p>I’m interested in this as well. Would they prefer that you use one of the provided prompts? Is using your own prompt looked down upon at all?</p>

<p>It doesn’t matter so long as your essay is engaging and revealing.</p>