who knew?!

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>It never occurred to me that every single box on the common app required an ESSAY.</p>

<p>The question on the Harvard supplement about books? - I wrote a list, because they asked me for a list.</p>

<p>The question about expanding on one of your extra-currics? I wrote about what I did. I explained the actual activities I undertook.</p>

<p>I'm at school in the UK. I had NO way of knowing they were meant to be ESSAYS. Like, deep and analytical and flowery etc...</p>

<p>Will this hurt me?! They will take into account that I had no way of knowing, right?!</p>

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<p>A list for Harvard’s supplement is no problem because that’s exactly what they asked for. I doubt your extracurricular writing will be a problem either.
Not everything on common app is meant to be an “analytical and flowery” essay. Where did you get that impression?</p>

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<p>somebody on here said that their extra-currics one was more…personal. like, how we’ve grown up with a special talent and nurtured it and how special it is.</p>

<p>not for me. mine is literally “I shadowed the stage management team and got a sense of what goes into a professional show. Speaking to cast and crew members cemented my opinion that I am destined for a career in theatre”</p>

<p>…</p>