sry..noob here. Question about essays

<p>ok, I am so confused. I went to the Comm Ap site and wrote the Personal Statement essay.<br>
But I found that each school has their own personal statement/essays, such as the UCs. So I'm confused...do I do their essays and the common ap one?
Thanks, if someone could just explain it to me that would be a lot of help</p>

<p>from what i know, some colleges do not accept the common app and thus pose their own personal statement essays. also, most colleges that do accept the common app have additional essays of their own to find out more about you and how you fit into their specific college.</p>

<p>When do the supplemental essays usually come out?</p>

<p>well some of them are already out, but the rest of them should be out by the end of august/early september.</p>