Well, most active and passive basses when you don't use EQ are very similar. After all, the front end of your head is basically an active preamp! An active bass merely moves part of that EQ circuit into the bass where it more convenient to adjust while you are playing.
In the Common Application, it says that the Personal Essay should be at least 250 words, and attached on a separate sheet (presumably, if you're submitting it online, you attach a one-page file).
writing image by jimcox40 from Fotolia.com. Writing about oneself is not as easy as people think. Thought, planning and writing skills are requisites to writing a brief essay. To describe your background, you must be able to select important elements in your life.Laying them out clearly and yet not seeming pompous or arrogant are important considerations.hought, planning and writing skills are requisites to writing a brief essay. To describe your background, you must be able to select important elements in your life. Laying them out clearly and yet not seeming pompous or arrogant are important considerations.