Same secondary prompts

[DOthebestyoucan]

Should I reuse essays from a previous cycle if the prompts are the same? I guess I really have two options here:

1.) Reuse the essay and tweak it a bit.
2.) Rewrite an entirely new essay.

I'd like to hear some feedback on this.

 

[Cornfed101]

Did you find out why you weren't accepted last cycle? Maybe it was poorly written secondaries...

 

[DOthebestyoucan]

They did not reference my secondary essay

 

[Cornfed101]

If I was in your situation, I would try to use different experiences to answer most of the questions. Change as much as you can, but it doesn’t need to be scorched earth IMO

 

[Kardio]

I’m not a reapplicant, but a friend of mine is. The advise he received from an AdCom member is to totally rewrite his essays (primary and secondary) or risk looking lazy.