Do you recommend that I finish writing all the essays during the summer for most of the colleges I want to apply to? Is that even possible? I’m taking four APs in my senior year so I want to use my time efficiently as much as possible.
At least getting drafts is good. Sometimes colleges change their supplemental essay prompts, so be sure you have the right one. But you could write to the previous prompt and be okay a lot of the time.
Yes, absolutely write drafts. Don’t upload and commit them to colleges until you show your guidance counselor or a teacher or two in the fall.