<p>For Yale's supplementary essay, I was wondering if "interest" really means any interest that you have. For example, could I write about my favorite orchestral composition and how it has impacted my life? Or does "interest" mean a hobby or activity? Please help, thanks!! :D</p>
<p>yeah...it can be anything like that.</p>
<p>I think "interest" like what you mentioned is left for the common app essay, and hobby or activity is for the supplement</p>
<p>chidimma- i interpreted it as the other way around, hobby/activity for common app, interest for supplement.</p>
<p>so i CAN write about stravinsky and the rite of spring for the supp. essay? or do i need to write about... drumline or teaching sunday school?</p>
<p>I guess you can do it however you want.. it depends on how YOU interpret it.</p>
<p>okay thanks, just as long as they don't think i can't follow directions properly. :P</p>
<p>can i write abt the subject i find most interesting?..or wud an EC be a better choice</p>
<p>well on the supplement it says the second essay is an extension of the common app most meaningful essay...so i would think they would refer about the same subject</p>
<p>"well on the supplement it says the second essay is an extension of the common app most meaningful essay...so i would think they would refer about the same subject"</p>
<p>But... it doesn't have to be, according to the Undergrad Admissions website. Mine wasn't.</p>
<p>The common most meaningful essay? you mean the short answer? because mine's only 150 words...</p>
<p>I'm confused how the "Yale requires two essays of about 500 words each: the Common Applications Personal Statement and a second essay that expands your response to the Short Answer on page 3 of the online Common Application (page 4 of the paper application). To fulfill the second essay requirement, in the space below, write about an interest or activity that has been especially meaningful to you. " works. So, i write about the same activity or can i also write about a different activity?
And if i do write about the same activity, can i use the same lines from my common app essay?</p>
<p>The Yale website says that they don't have to be on the same topic. I guess you can use lines from your common app "essay", but I would try not to. Again, did you all write an essay for the short answer?</p>
<p>yes i did.
I just decided to not write the short essay and leave it blank.
i'll just write the long one</p>
<p>Wait are a lot of people doing this? I'm struggling to write something for the Common App short answer but I didn't realize that leaving it blank was even an option. Oh well, I'll answer it regardless, I was just curious.</p>
<p>The essays and short answer questions are more or less the only place where colleges can get an actual look at who you are beyond just a set of statistics and secondary opinions. Why would you choose not to utilize that oppurtunity?</p>
<p>So do you suggest we write about two different activities?</p>
<p>I personally would suggest it, either that or write a ton about one activity (or interest) you find particularly meaningful.</p>
<p>The way I did it was sort of a combination. I wrote about music as an interest, but then went into the various musical activities that I engage in, which gave me plenty to write about. </p>
<p>Alternatively, just talk about different activities in the short answer question and the supplement essay. I couldn't say definitively, but it seems to make sense that any information they can get about you and what you do beyond just the normal laundry list of activities would help you in the process.</p>
<p>Just my two cents.</p>