| First of all, 1MX, you do not need to use the given prompts. The given prompts are esoteric to get your brainwaves pumping a bit, but if those prompts are not working for you, you can make your own up. There's no law that says that you can't use your common application essay along with your own prompt, in fact, if you feel very connected to your common app essay and you feel it says a lot about you, I would encourage you to use it. I would also encourage you, though, to think of a question that your prompt answers that is much more stirring and more specific than the bland common application prompts.
You're also free to come up with the question first and answer it next... you could make a prompt for yourself in which you travel back in time, in which you have a perfect day, in which you talk about your favorite childhood toy, in which you talk about something you learned in school that amazed you. The options are open for a reason. You give a sense of who you are by the way you answer the question. |