So do they read the Common App Essay?

brownboy87
Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:57:01 +0000

Which supplement conflicts with your common app essay?

It can be challenging to find a different topic for EVERY essay but I’m sure there’s enough significant things about you that can fulfill all the prompts. I don’t think you can say that Stanford looks at one more than the other. My only advice here is don’t skimp on one essay thinking you’ll make up for it with another. Make them all unique as far as possible and give each your best effort.

Also, for the record, I did have a bit of overlap in some of my essays, and I still got in, so I don’t think it’s a major deal to restate something.