<p>Should our essays have consitant tones? My Common App essay is serious and slightly critical. Should I stick to serious essays for the supplements too? Or can I write with whatever style I want?</p>
<p>I think it wouldn't hurt to see some variety in essays.</p>
<p>hellojan-</p>
<p>I often hear that colleges like to find out about a persons character/personality using the essays. If I write one serious essay and one jocular essay, will that seem odd for them?</p>
<p>Good question!
My common app essay has a very serious and "sad-sob-story" tone to it
in my supplements, I had a more humorous one.</p>
<p>i think it's good to show variety just to show that you aren't so i guess narrow minded?</p>
<p>variety<3
my common app is funny
my supps are more serious</p>
<p>^I took the total opposite approach from the poster above :O</p>