<p>As the title says, which one is more important? Or both? Almost all of the schools I'm applying require supplemental essays. Plus the deadline is nearing. What should I do?</p>
<p>Since the Common App essay goes to everyone, it’s clearly the essay with the most impact, so put your time there. </p>
<p>That said, application is an integrated whole (or should be). The two essays (common ap and suuplemental) should complement each other by showing different aspects of who you are and what you hope to accomplish and what you can contribute to the school. If you have too many supplemental essays to do all of them really well, focus on the ones you really care about first. Invariably, you will find that you can reuse pieces of what you’ve written so it’s not starting from scratch each time and the latter supplementals may go more quickly once you’ve got the first ones in place.</p>
<p>Thank you so much :)</p>