<p>On the common app, the short answer wants a description of my most meaningful extracurricular activity. But what if im writing my essay topic on the same thing? I'm planning to write about one of my jobs I've had for my essay. Should I write about the same thing in the short answer as the essay?</p>
<p>i was in the same situation. basically what i did was summarized my personal statement in less than 150 words. my gc said that it was fine</p>
<p>I was in the same situation as well, so I just wrote about my second most meaningful activity for variety, and made a note that I wrote about it for that purpose. If, however, there is something that you did not include in your personal essay that you want to in the short response, I suppose you could do that as well. Just make sure, if you write on the same topic, that its a fresh perspective that adds to your application, and don't just repeat what you said in your personal essay.</p>