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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD's first choice college specifically says "don't write your essay about something that is elsewhere in your application." Let's say for example she has a Varsity sport or another activity listed in her activities. if her college essay is 650 words about a time she faced an obstacle related to one of these activities, do you think she is going against the college's specific instructions?  [/quote]

No. This is fine. I cannot think of a good example so I am making up an average example.

Lets say that your DD is a gymnast and she won first place in a state level competition, and her activity list says "1st place in parallel bar, gymnastics, State, 2021", then her essay certainly should not be about how great it was to win the state medal or how she got honor or accolades for her school etc.

However, she can write a compelling story about how she has a fear of heights because she has a ruptured eardrum and so for a long time she has lived with vertigo. Then one day she saw the gymnastic coverage on TV and wanted to become a gymnast. . But then she knew that she could not do it because of her balance problem as well as the fact that she had not started the training when she was young. She decided to get up every day at 4 pm and do the special exercises so that she could mentally and physically overcome her vertigo problem. This enabled her to train for the sport and inspite of starting late in the sport, she got to enjoy and compete in the sport she liked.  
Of course, written better than this and with hooks etc.

So you can allude to your accolades but your story is not about your accolades but the journey and what motivates you. 
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