Multiple examples or just one poignant one?

College Essays
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<p>I'm applying to UWisconsin-Madison, and their essay question asks for "the particular life experiences, perspectives, talents, commitments and/or interests you will bring to our campus." I've written an essay for commonapp on an important life experience/perspective of mine, but I'm not sure whether I can use it for this prompt, since it seems to ask for multiple examples. I don't mind writing a new one if need be, but I don't know how I can form a cohesive essay from multiple facets in a not-abnormally-long essay.</p>

<p>Basically my question is, will it look like I'm not fully answering the question if I only write about one topic?</p>

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<p>does anybody have some insight?
I want to submit the application sometime soon, but this question is really hindering me.</p>

<p>I know a lot of questions are phrased like this (in plurals). A lot of the essays I've read don't completely fit their prompts... but I don't know how far you can go without sounding like you didn't read the entire question/are ignoring its request.</p>

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<p>It's hard for me to offer an opinion without knowing what experience you have in mind. </p>

<p>Sometimes, it can be said that a "single" experience is really made up of many experiences.</p>

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<p>A single experience with details, elaborate influence to shape who you are now.</p>