<p>I have a question about what to write for the commonapp essay.
i plan on writing on question #1 or 5, but what do you guys think on writing about one of my ec's.
That EC will be different from the short answer one.
Would admission officers care?</p>
<p>You can expand on EC activities even if it’s already on your application. Just make sure you do not drift and only talk about the activity and forget to include how it affects your life.</p>
<p>Well I’m writing about a competition and the trip. I’ll say how it affects my life near the end; do you think a story about the trip would be fine and still on topic?</p>
<p>No. the essay is about you, not about a trip.</p>
<p>Well the topic is “Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.” Like I want to talk about the impact of the competition/trip on me, but in order to do so, I kind of have to give a story about it. Like talk about the trip and then talk about its impact.</p>
<p>you never know until you try</p>