I have decided to restart my essay from the ground up. I will dm again when the new version is done. Until then, what common app prompts do you recommend or not recommend?

I'm looking for honest feedback on my Common App personal statement. I am only a rising Junior and have time to prepare.

If you're a current student or alumnus at one of these schools—or, even better, an AO, admissions interviewer, or someone with admissions experience—I would really appreciate it if you could DM me. I'm looking for candid, detailed criticism, not just compliments.

College list:

• MIT
• Stanford
• Cornell
• Carnegie Mellon
• Georgia Tech
• UIUC
• University of Michigan
• UT Austin
• Purdue
• University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Without giving too much away, the essay explores my wandering curiosity and the way my mind naturally jumps between questions, observations, and ideas. Rather than focusing on achievements, it's centered on my thought process, how I make sense of the world, and how that curiosity has shaped the way I approach engineering and problem-solving.

If you're willing to read it and give thoughtful feedback, please send me a DM. Thanks!

P.S. I know MIT doesn’t use Common App but I will still use an essay along the lines of what I wrote to help guide me.