Like the teachers you select for recommendation essays, would they read your common app?
I just wrote about a very personal topic and would prefer that only colleges read it.
they dont
Not unless you show it to them. They can’t read it by logging in to the CA.
No, only you and the colleges you apply to can see it.
No. But consider carefully whether you want to use a very sensitive topic. Remember that your essays are designed to make them want to bring you to campus. What will you add that is interesting and generally positive to the campus community? I think it is best if some adult gives your essay a look over – students are pretty poor judges most of the time about how their essays come across. If you can’t do that, it is probably too personal.
Don’t take the prompts completely literally. Save topics that are too personal to share with people you know for journals or therapy sessions.
One of my teachers actually reviewed it as a class assignment and said it was good for submission. It is personal but i think I avoided going into too much detail on that (also what she said).