<p>Will the Robertson Scholarship Admission committee see the essays I send in to Duke/UNC? Im curious because I was planning on modifying my common app essay for an essay in the Robertson App. </p>
<p>I'd really appreciate a quick reply cause the app is due on Saturday AHHHHH :S</p>
<p>Thanks for the help</p>
<p>What is your essay about?</p>
<p>My son asked the same question last year and Robertson staff replied that they do have access to your full application. So my recommendation is to make Robertson essay different than Common App.</p>
<p>Yes - as I understand it, the Robertson staff do have access to the full application, including Common App essay. I also think they are looking for something different as they are not looking to admit you to school but to a very specific scholar program. I would carefully read the Robertson program history, mission, etc. and use that to inform the essay you submit for them.</p>
<p>This is what the website says:</p>
<p>“We will primarily evaluate students based on the Robertson online application. While we will see students’ Duke and/or UNC applications later in the process, we recommend including all critical information in the Robertson application since the first round of decisions is made without reference to the university applications. As such, students may duplicate essays if they choose, as long the essays answer our specific questions on the online application.”</p>
<p>Therefore, they can see your Common App and Duke essay and they don’t mind you replicating your essay – as long as the Robertson essays answer the posed questions. Sure, you could write different essays but if you have great ones, why not use them?</p>