<p>–listing out some of my accomplishments or writing a personal essay that only conveys my personality? or both?</p>
<p>defintely both. to be competitive for an ivy, it is both.</p>
<p>do i need to actually be writing out accomplishments (that i’ve already listed in other sections on the common app), or to focus more on getting strong personality traits (eg. motivation, assertiveness, etc.) across? thanks!</p>
<p>you should try not to repeat any part of the application.</p>