Topic of Your Choice: Do we have to write the topic?

Applying to College
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<p>(see title)</p>

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<p>I didn't, I assumed they could tell from the essay.</p>

3

<p>Depends on if your topic is fairly complicated or self-explanatory.</p>

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<p>I think I'm going to.</p>

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<p>From CommonApp.org</p>

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You should title your essay if you are writing on a topic of your choice. If you check one of the other five suggested prompts, you do not need to give your essay a title.

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<p>uh oh... i wrote my essay on "topic of your choice", but didn't title it...the essay is about my childhood...</p>

<p>do you think that'll decrease my chances?</p>

7

<p>Oh. Crud...</p>

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<p>why is a direction like that hidden away in the HELP section of the common app website...???</p>

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<p>I don't know. I found it 10 minutes before I was planning to submit it.</p>