<p>I have no idea how to apply to college.</p>
<p>i think you have to write the common application essay (which you send to every college) and the supplement short essays for each college.</p>
<p>You may be able to recycle your essays for multiple colleges, depending on the questions they ask in their supplement. Some of them ask fairly specific questions, and you may not be able to recycle.</p>
<p>Wait. So the common application essay will just be a story of your life or a story from your life? I’m confused.</p>
<p>A story from your life that’s taught you something, or involves something you’re “passionate” about.</p>