<p>For the TASP ‘issue/topic in a field that interests you’ essay, I dissected and rearranged an essay I had written in my AP Comp and Lan class over the fall. And then, as I was prepared to submit my application, I noticed that is says “none of my essays have been previously submitted for another purpose.”
Can I still use this abridged and modified version of an old essay (are they really going to double-check or care?), or do I need to quick write something new?
Thanks!</p>
<p>They are not going to know or care. They just don’t want to see your “five paragraph themes” from English class.</p>
<p>Why not do them the courtesy of citing yourself? To not do so would be plagiarism, since submitting previous work as newly created work is academically dishonest. As long as they know about it, you’ll be fine.</p>