<p>Specifically to college admissions officers.</p>
<p>Writing one is meh. Getting one published by a recognized publishing house is GOLD.</p>
<p>I wrote two, although none of them were published and I got in to one of my top schools, but I’d suggest sending them an excerpt from your novel if you can. And write your essay about how challenging the process was! That’s basically what my CommonApp essay was about.</p>