<p>Hello, I have a question regarding the supplement to the common app. On the supplement it states that you may use the essay from the common app in place of one writing a supplemental essay if it fits one of the prompts. My problem, however, lies in the fact that my short essay for the common app perfectly answers the first supplemental essay question (an experience where you leave you comfort zone), whereas my long essay doesn't really have anything to do with it. The shorter essay is around 260 words and I was wondering if this could be used as the supplemental essay, because I feel that it is really well written and fits perfectly into this topic? Thanks!</p>
<p>hey
I have a similar question so I didn't see the point in starting a new thread, my common app essay has a pretty similar subject matter to question number one on the supplement form, I'm wondering if I still need to write something else or if I can just use the common app essay. Does richmond require two or one essay?</p>
<p>hopefully the UR Admissions rep will be in sometime this week, because I think he/she would know the best, however, with Christmas it doesn't seem too likely :/</p>
<p>Hello all--</p>
<p>Yes, I tried to detox from the computer a bit for the holidays. Sorry to leave you guys hanging out there without a reply. What we require is a single essay in response to one of the UR prompts from our Common App Supplement. If your Common App essay addresses one of our prompts (intentionally or not), then just tell us that is the prompt you are replied to. You might write us a note that you'd written the essay before you saw the prompt and since it was topically related you left it at that. Otherwise, if it is just tangentially related we might think you missed the boat all together and that's not what you want us to thing. </p>
<p>As for the short answer perfectly answering the prompt I have a more difficult time. An essay is more than a short answer in terms of its depth and development, so your answer may be a very fine one for the purpose of a short answer, it probably isn't so good for a more well-developed response. There are 3 other supplemental prompts you could work with, and having touched on the comfort zone issue already, you have an opportunity to tell us something else about yourself through one of the other prompts. I would encourage you to see that as a positive opportunity and write on one of other topics. Sorry if that isn't the answer you were hoping for, but if you want to make the most of your opportunity to convince the committee, I think that would be the preferred approach. </p>
<p>Good luck to you both! Feel free to post other questions or private message me if you would like--that way I can get your name and make a note in your file that we communicated about your questions. </p>
<p>Happy New Year to all!</p>
<p>UR Admissions</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for the reply</p>