<p>I've been procrastinating on the longer CMC supplement question ( :O ), which asks about a person, fictional or nonfictional, who has shaped culture and thought. Already, my Common App essay is on being a Disney fan and how this has shaped my personality, my life, etc. etc.</p>
<p>SO... Would it be an overload of Disney to do my CMC essay on Walt Disney, or even Mickey Mouse? I'm struggling to think of someone who I can write about!</p>
<p>Honestly, I think it might be. It's OK to have one essay on being a Disney fan, but more than that it may look like you don't have much else you're interested in...there's a book about influential fictional characters. I haven't read it but if you have time it could give you some ideas: Amazon.com:</a> The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived: How Characters of Fiction, Myth, Legends, Television, and Movies Have Shaped Our Society, Changed Our Behavior, and Set the Course of History: Books: Dan Karlan,Allan Lazar,Jeremy Salter</p>
<p>Or for real people look at Time's list of the most influential/important people of the century. My internet is really slow so I'm not going to try to find the link, but you should be able to easily search for it.</p>
<p>here you go: The</a> People Who Shape Our World - The TIME 100 - TIME</p>
<p>i dont think it would be overkill as long as you showed a different side of yourself in the CMC essay. Obvioulsly you dont want to send the same idea twice.</p>