<p>My personal statement covers most of what I would write in this section, and they do say to write it if its not already covered in the common app. But, it is a mandatory field, so I'll have to put something there.
So my question is: Should I write very little since it will be redundant? Or will not filling it out disadvantage me, and should I try to explore a different perspective of my summers?</p>
<p>Any advice would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>This section need not be about the work you have done. You can also say something like traveling, relaxing, etc.</p>
<p>This section will not make or break your application, but it will reveal what kind of person you are.</p>
<p>My son wrote two or three sentences at the most since most of the information was found elsewhere in the application, and he was admitted.</p>
<p>I’m going to submit mine soon. It’s a little less than 1,000 characters and it sounds pretty weak in my opinion. Most of the things I did during the summer weren’t particularly outstanding (although I was dedicated to and spent a lot of time on them). But like MeIsHM said, I don’t think it will make or break your application.</p>