<p>I realize that colleges just want to see what makes us us, but should we show our good sides? I'm currently writing my common app essay for next year, and I chose the "failure" prompt. I talked about how I failed not just once, but twice, in my swimming career. Although I talked about what lessons I learned from these failures, should I post more about my successes in my essay?</p>
<p>you want a mix of both. some kind of failure or obstacle and how you tried to overcome it. between the two, failure is more important than success. </p>