Ok, so heres the story. I spent alot of time on an essay for my state school, a school that does not accept the common app. I feel that the essay I wrote is very good, and I think I want to use the same topic for my common app essay. Would it be all right if I used not only the same topic, but also parts of the non common app essay in the common app essay, or would the common app schools I apply to find out that I used part of my state college essay and frown upon the essay in general?
No problem. They wouldn’t care.
You can use the same essay as long as it fits the common app prompt.