<p>I have almost finished filling out the common app, but all I I've left is the essay. UMiami is the only college I'm applying to that uses the common app. I know that the common app suggests not to tailor to specific colleges, but I really feel that I can write pages about how great the school is, and I want that to reflect in my essay. Is the guideline on the common app there so that you don't accidentally send a tailored essay to a different college, or is it that the admissions officers don't like it when you tailor the essay?</p>
<p>What I have heard is that the essay should be about YOU, not the college. If they have a supplement, that may be what it’s for. Therefore, I think they do not want you to tailor the essay to a specific college. What you may be able to do is emphasize elements of yourself in the essay that reflect the values of the college and why you are a good fit.</p>