<p>On the supplement it says "Choose one topic listed below or submit a Common Application Personal Statement". Will I be looked down upon if I just send them my common app essay?</p>
<p>Ditto for this question.</p>
<p>No common ap. essay should be fine. My son sent in his MIT essay - so essentially it was the choice number 5 Common Ap essay. Make up your own question. He got in.</p>