<p>I have some questions:</p>
<p>1.If you have a passion for a certain subject or activity, can you write about it twice (once in the common app essay and once in the supplement?)</p>
<p>2.If you self-taught yourself a subject, could you still let admissions people know through ways other than essays?</p>
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<li><p>By first generation college student, does that mean both parents never attended college or just at least once parent never attended college?</p></li>
<li><p>Do colleges still accept updates (if you've won an award or something) after application deadline is past?</p></li>
<li><p>Do the essays for common application and the supplement essays for each school change every year?</p></li>
<li><p>Can colleges find out how many other colleges you've applied to and will that affect admissions?</p></li>
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