<p>The Yale supplement says that they basically just want another Common App essay, "something about yourself that you believe we cannot learn elsewhere in your application." I just finished my Princeton supplemental essay and would love to use it for my Yale supplement, but I'm worried that they're going to see it and say "Hey, this looks like it could have answered the Princeton supplement. This kid obviously doesn't want to attend our University enough to write an essay specifically for us. DECLINE!"</p>
<p>Do you think I have anything to worry about?</p>
<p>Secondly, if I don't use my Princeton one, I would like to use my essay from my National Merit Application. The only problem is that it's only about 350 words. Would that be too short?</p>
<p>by “what were the essays about?” do you mean just the Princeton essay that I’m considering using? Because, if so, the Princeton essay prompt is as follows: </p>
<p>“Using a favorite quotation from an essay or book you have read in the last three years as a jumping off point, tell us about an event or experience that helped you define one of your values or changed how you approach the world. Please write the quotation at the beginning of your essay.”</p>
<p>I basically just do exactly that. I felt like it would work for Yale because it addresses some fundemental value that I hold which is definitely “something about yourself that you believe we cannot learn elsewhere in your application.” (The Yale supplement prompt)</p>
<p>That sounds perfectly fine–it’s a pretty standard essay question. If anything, they might just think that you took one of the ideas from the CommonApp essays. You’ve got nothing to worry about.</p>