Question about common app essay prompt #1...

hopefuldesigner
Thu, 21 Nov 2013 21:34:55 +0000

The prompt is:
Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

Does the essay have to be about a specific story or can it be generalized with points and analyzation pulled from it?

I want to write more about my “background”, but it seems like the whole story thing is kind of stressed in the prompt…