<p>I was reading through my common app essay for topic 1, where it says EVALUATE a significant experience etc.
My essay is pretty much a story, and at the very end in a short paragraph is the actual, self-evaluation of it. The whole story is packed with credentials and it's pretty self-explanatory what its impact on me was.
Would this be considered having answered the essay question?</p>
<p>As long as there’s some self-reflection in there, you’re fine.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I’m just a senior in HS, but that many credentials and only a paragraph of analysis sounds a bit lacking to me.</p>
<p>To be honest, colleges only care about whether you write a “good” essay, or one that shows thought at a higher level.</p>
<p>If you wrote a “great” essay, then you’re good to go :).</p>
<p>I’m just an adult who has read a lot of college and scholarship essays (but who doesn’t have time to read them for CC posters), and I agree with spiralcloud. The prompt indicates the self evaluation, not the story, should be the most important part of your essay.</p>
<p>ahh… well everyone who read it said it was fantastic…but I guess it is true that the “evaluation” part is more important than the actual story for that topic so in terms of answering the question well, I did a bad job. I should’ve marked topic 6 instead…
I already sent my essay like that to my top choice… I hope it doesn’t have too much of a bad effect…</p>