Advice for the writing sample..

[jayel]

I was wondering if it is bad to analyze one example for all the prompts for the writing sample.

For example..for the prompt:

Education comes not from books but from practical experience.

I basically wrote the following:

P1: Explaining the prompt
o. Practice and gaining experience on the MCAT is very important for a high score.

P2: Counterexample
o. Although experience is necessary, studying the science is also crucial for the MCAT

P3: Determinance
o. If you're a beginner, it's wise to study the sciences first.
o. If you've been studying for a while, and finished reviewing, then you need experience.


So that's it. I was wondering if I should have used separate examples for the three paragraphs instead of using one example to cover everything.

Although, in my mind (not a writer's mind for sure), it sounds good, I just wanted to make sure..

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[futuredoctor10]

For some reason I always thought you should use 2 separate examples. I don't think a variation or altering of the counterexample should not be used when explaining the prompt in paragraph 1. Let's see what others respond/think though it might be OK to do so.