Essay topic choice - Prompts from other colleges okay?

<p>I'm thinking about writing my main Harvard essay using UPenn's "you have just competed your 300 pg bio, submit pg 217) prompt. I think I'm gonna modify it, probably make it to be page 30 or so of a 300 page biography.</p>

<p>Would this be okay since I'm not really using the UPenn essay, or will the adcoms look down on this? </p>

<p>BTW, I'm applying EA.</p>

<p>badabump....?</p>

<p>don't word it exactly the same...it should be ok, since you technically can make up your own topic</p>

<p>Well, yeah, I'm not gonna word it the same. It'll be a different thing (page 30 as opposed to pg 217). But should I mention where I got the idea from or should I just let it hang there?</p>

<p>Any more thoughts? I really need some advice here!!!!</p>

<p>I bet those Harvard adcoms know by heart the essay prompts to colleges they are competing with (e.g. UPenn). You really should come up with a completely new prompt or you just sound like you prepared an essay especially for UPenn and Harvard is an afterthought.</p>

<p>But I'm not using the same prompt. I'm gonna modify it so that I wouldn't be able to use on the UPenn prompt. Also, I'm applying SCEA at H...anymore opinions/advice???</p>

<p>damn it, this sucks only 2 weeks until deadline and I don't have my essay!!</p>

<p>i'm confused... care to show the prompt you're thinking of?</p>

<p>"you have just competed your 300 pg bio, submit pg 30"</p>

<p>as opposed to UPenn's </p>

<p>"you have just competed your 300 pg bio, submit pg 217</p>

<p>I don't see the difference, really (the wording is identical but for 1 number). Adcoms are going to be able to tell that it's straight from UPenn's essay, so my comment stands.</p>

<p>On the harvard website (and supplementary form), it says applicants should try to send common appl n suppl forms by 15th October (today). What happens if you dont do that... any kind of discrimination?</p>

<p>I don't think so. </p>

<p>Cortigiana-</p>

<p>That's not my question. I know that they're gonna tell that it's from the UPenn essay prompt! My question is whether they'll look down on that, given the fact that I just like the <em>idea</em> of the prompt.</p>

<p>"You really should come up with a completely new prompt or you just sound like -you prepared an essay especially for UPenn and Harvard is an afterthought.-"</p>