<p>Or are you supposed to write one great essay and send it to all colleges?</p>
<p>I asked my essay workshop teacher and he says one thing, then I talk to two friends and they had 1-3 essays for the common app. Tips?</p>
<p>I'm aware of the supplements, by the way.</p>
<p>I thought you were only allowed to have one essay that was the same for all colleges. Isn’t that sort of the purpose of the Common App? (I’m aware of the supplements too, but for the majority of the colleges I’m applying to the supplements are like “Why do you think you’re right for XYZ college?”) </p>
<p>Maybe they drafted different essays? I have 2 topics that I’m thinking about for the Common App essay, and I’m probably going to write both essays and see which one I think is better…</p>
<p>The purpose of the Common App is to be exactly what it’s called, common. Meaning, one application, with one essay, can be sent to all colleges that accept the Common App. And besides, you can only write one common app essay anyway. Of course, you can send different common app essays to different colleges, but that just defeats its purpose. </p>
<p>As you noted, there are supplements, which are college specific essay questions. This is in addition to the one Common App essay you send them.</p>
<p>I ended up using two Common App essays because my “real” Common App essay was a perfect response to some of the supplement prompts. However, you only need one. Also keep in mind that you can tweak and reuse supplement essays as well.</p>
<p>That’s what I originally thought, except my essay workshop instructor suggested otherwise… alright that lifts a lot of weight off my shoulders. Thanks.</p>