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I have to say your reaction to all of this writing is shared by everyone. In counterpoint, how would you like it if only grades or national test scores were counted in admissions? Even if you are a great test-taker, you will end up in college with a bunch of great test-takers, and no one else. How fun would that be!
For what it is worth, colleges at least try to look beyond grades to see what a person is really like. After all, you will learn at least as much in college from your fellow classmates as from your professors, and most likely infinitely more of real lifelong value. So, finding interesting people is the job of college admissions staff. Creative writing is probably the best way to find those people. (Maybe you could submit a video instead, but I don't know if they would take it.)
So, write your heart out. This is not some 200 or 500 word "essay" on some piece of literature or date in history, it is about what you want and who you are. The two are connected. If you do not have a clue, start thinking hard about it. Every important decision you make really comes down to your values, and they will be different from everyone else--at least in some ways. This is what it means to be an individual, not some number on an SAT test or letter on a report card.
Remember this: you make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give.
I've heard more than one admissions representative stress, "the personal statement is NOT an essay," but every time it seems like they're just trying to keep you from stressing out about it.
That said, practically by definition, the personal statement is basically just another college application essay anyway.
Think of it this way. The common college essay writing is basically a personal statement, apart from they give you 5 prompts to choose from incase you're drawing a blank and don't want to make one up yourself. On the common college admission essay, if you choose one of the prompts, you have to respond to the prompt. If you make up your own prompt, it's basically a personal statement.
Most colleges don't have you write both. I don't think any of the colleges on my list that use the common college application essays ask for a personal statement.
This response was kind of unclear because there's no genuine and clear difference. On the personal statement, they're asking you to give an angle of yourself that the college admission essays don't provide. You should do the exact same thing on the common app essay.
If you have to write both (College entrance custom essay and personal statement) for the same college, try writing your common app essay on part of your life, and write your personal statement about you personally.
Again, there's no clear difference. You should provide an interesting take on your life in both.
Any comments on that will be highly appreciated…