<p>Basically, the topic of my common app essay is the same as another person's.
And the overall structure of the essay is as well.</p>
<p>But we are applying to completely different schools.</p>
<p>Will the colleges find out?</p>
<p>Did you knowingly do the same topic? Your wording and the fact that you’re worried about them “finding out” makes it seem like you might have deliberately done it the same.</p>
<p>No, they probably won’t find out.</p>
<p>But if it’s not your own work then it’s a question of how you consider your morals as an individual ;)</p>
<p>the thing is that we are both interested in the same thing and we both went through the same ‘journey’ so we have similar essays.</p>