<p>My common application essay, which I sent to all of my colleges, was about a unique experience and I'd say was generally well-written. My NYU short answers were well written as in they did not contain grammatical errors or sentence-level problems, but they weren't very interesting or I'd say.. they honestly wouldn't be one of those "memorable" essays to an adcom reading thousands of essays and short answers in one sitting.</p>
<p>How much can this hurt my app?</p>
<p>I just tried to be myself and honest in those short answers, but I just didn't spent as much time on them and they turned out o-kay and decent.</p>