<p>So my basic theme is "helping the poor" (I know - cliche). Would it be too much if I wrote a common app essay and a supplemental essay about 2 different incidents that made me want to help the poor, and then end both essays with something about wanting to continue helping out the poor?</p>
<p>I'm just worried that having similar essays would be banal ._.</p>
<p>I have the exact same question. I originally wrote two different essays, but then read a lot about having a “common theme” in applications, so wrote another essay that focused on the same activity as the one I wrote about for the “short answer” one. I looked at the activity in a different light, but I’m slightly worried. </p>
<p>Wow I just reread what I wrote and it came out very confusing. Hopefully CC’ers understand :)</p>