PrepScholar

OCTOBER 3, 2023

On one hand, the Common Application has seven essay prompts to choose from, which is great news: No matter what your story, you're sure to find a good fit! On the other hand, having seven prompts means you can write seven different kinds of essays, each with its own potential pitfalls and clichés to steer around.

Applications 90

Applications 90

Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Write your best Common App Essay: 2024-2025 Edition Here is a dirty little secret: some of the 2024-2025 Common App essay prompts will bring you down like quicksand while others give you the exact structure and framing that you need to show and tell a story that colleges will love.

Extracurricular 52

Extracurricular Applications Admissions Policies 52

College Transitions

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The folks at the Common Application have officially announced that the Common App essay prompt menu for the upcoming 2023-24 admissions cycle will remain exactly the same as it was the previous year.

Admissions 98

Admissions Applications 98

Estrela Consulting Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

If you're like us you've been patiently waiting for the 2024-25 Common App Essay Prompts to be announced. Spoiler Alert: the folks at the Common App have actually decided to keep the same prompts that were used during the 2023-24 application cycle. They're here! They're here!

Applications 52

Applications 52

Estrela Consulting Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

If you're like us you've been patiently waiting for the 2023-24 Common App Essay Prompts to be announced. Spoiler Alert: the folks at the Common App have actually decided to keep the same prompts that were used during the 2022-23 application cycle. They're here! They're here!

Applications 98

Applications 98

Great College Advice

JULY 6, 2023

Write The Common App Essay Prompt 1 – Background, Identity, Interest, or Talent Common App Essay Prompt 1 reads like this: , “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it.

Applications 98

Applications Out-of-State Admissions Essay Writing 98

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It’s a great time to write the Common App essay! Here are the prompts for the coming year. Many students struggle to choose a topic for the essay. After these steps, review the prompts and see which one fits your personal narrative. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

Applications 52

Applications Admissions 52

Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

All the essay prompts for the Common Application ask you to provide evidence of your personal growth. One particular prompt–the personal growth prompt–makes this request more explicit. The Personal Growth Prompt Here’s how the prompt is worded on the Common App.

Transition 78

Transition Ivy League Grants Applications 78

Great College Advice

JUNE 30, 2023

Write a Great Common App Essay on Personal Growth Common App Essay Prompt 5 asks you to “discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.” But really, this prompt wants a before-and-after.

Transition 52

Transition Essay Writing Out-of-State Government 52

Winning Ivy Prep

MARCH 5, 2023

The Common App Essay Prompt #1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. Let’s break down how to answer The Common Application Essay prompt #1. So, back to the essay prompt.

Applications 52

Applications Admissions 52

Excelsior Admissions Consulting

JUNE 10, 2022

Juniors-Summer is a great time to write the Common App essay! Here are the prompts for the coming year. Many students struggle to choose a topic for the essay. After these steps, review the prompts and see which one fits your personal narrative. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

Applications 52

Applications Admissions 52

Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Here is a dirty little secret: some of the 2023-2024 Common App essay prompts will bring you down like quicksand while others give you the exact structure and framing that you need to show and tell a story that colleges will love. Learn more about my college admissions coaching services here.

Extracurricular 52

Extracurricular Applications Admissions 52

Admissions.Blog

JUNE 12, 2022

Only sixteen percent of students responded to the optional Common App COVID-19 essay during the 2021-2022 admissions cycle. The prompt is question is as follows: Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. Use it! .

Admissions 52

Admissions Education Education Applications 52

Scoir

JULY 13, 2023

As part of your college application process, many colleges will require an admissions essay. Your personal statement will help admission officers (yes–real people read your essay!) This is your opportunity to highlight your strengths, academic achievements, and overall personality. to make their final decisions.

Admissions 52

Admissions Applications 52

Great College Advice

JANUARY 23, 2024

For the majority of students, writing the perfect college essay can be a grueling and stressful process. However, the college essay requires that students write about themselves in a way that is both positive and uplifting, but also honest and humble. The essay is your chance to put who you really are in your application.

Applications 105

Applications Extracurricular ACT Admissions 105

Spark Admissions

JUNE 30, 2023

The Common Application, for instance, which asks about a student’s race among other factors in its profile, has made it possible for colleges to “hide” that information from the final application. The Common App may keep the question for its own data-gathering purposes.) Certain changes have already been put into place.

Policies 264

Policies Out-of-State Higher Education Minor 264

Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 10, 2023

Northwestern University Deering Library Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois has added six new essay prompts to its 2023-2024 supplement to the Common Application for first-year applicants. What is not yet clear is how such essays will be assessed by colleges’ application review committees.

Applications 98

Applications University University Extracurricular 98

Admissions.Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As one can see from the image above, the Common App is also maintaining its optional COVID-19 short essay question. As one can see from the image above, the Common App is also maintaining its optional COVID-19 short essay question. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

Applications 98

Applications Orientation Out-of-State Higher Education 98

College Essay Guy

MAY 16, 2023

The Common App is built to, hopefully, make the process easier. So in this guide, we’re going to walk you through what you need to understand about how to use the Common App, including common questions and mistakes, to bring a bit more ease to your application process. When does the Common App open?

Letters of Recommendation 98

Letters of Recommendation Transcripts Transfer Financial Aid 98

Great College Advice

JULY 24, 2023

How do you write the community essay for the Common App? Many college applications require supplemental essays. A common supplementary question asks you to consider and write about a community to which you belong. Why write the community essay for the Common App?

Applications 98

Applications Government Extracurricular In-State 98

PrepScholar

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Applicants need to answer four UC personal insight questions, chosen from a pool of eight unique prompts different from those on the Common App. In this article, I'll dissect the eight UC essay prompts in detail. How do you avoid boring or repulsing them with your essay? But not to worry!

Admissions 98

Admissions Applications University University 98

Admissions.Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Harvard University’s 2023-2024 supplemental short essay prompts for first-year applicants have now been revealed with the launch of the 2023-2024 Common Application. See, e.g., 4 App. 2023-2024 Harvard University Supplemental Essay Prompts 1. 21–707, at 1725–1726, 1741; Tr. of Oral Arg. 20–1199, at 10.

Ivy League 98

Ivy League Extracurricular Applications Admissions 98

Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 1, 2023

Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland has released a new supplemental essay prompt for students applying during the 2023-2024 admissions cycle. 2023-2024 JHU Supplemental Prompt Tell us about an aspect of your identity (eg. 2023-2024 JHU Supplemental Prompt Tell us about an aspect of your identity (eg.

Extracurricular 96

Extracurricular Out-of-State High School In-State 96

Shemmassian Academic Consulting

APRIL 21, 2023

Learn how to come up with a unique topic and choose the right Common App Essay prompt to write a strong personal statement and get into your dream college. Why does the Common App Essay—and other college essays—matter? What are these mystical college essays, anyway?

Ivy League 98

Ivy League Out-of-State Extracurricular Admissions 98

Princeton College Consulting

APRIL 29, 2020

But one thing that hasn’t changed is the Common Application essay. The prompts are identical to last year’s, and now that many colleges are doing away with, or weighing less heavily, other components of your application in light of the global crisis, your personal statement will be more important than ever before.

Internship 52

Internship Admissions Applications ACT 52

Admissions.Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

Every year students ask me the same question: “How long should my Common Application essay be?” ” I am never shy about providing them with the response that best summarizes how they need to approach both the Common Application essay and the Common Application in general: “Go Big or Go Home!”

Essay Writing 98

Essay Writing Transition Out-of-State Applications 98

Admissions.Blog

JULY 22, 2023

Yale is the second Ivy League college to officially release its 2023-2024 supplemental essay prompts for first-year applicants. Dartmouth released its supplemental prompts earlier this month. This year’s Yale supplemental prompts are a mix of new and old questions. What has been the impact of their influence?

Ivy League 59

Ivy League Field of Study Applications Extracurricular 59

Top Tier Admissions

OCTOBER 12, 2023

TTA Top Tip: Avoid the common pitfalls of the UC application and learn how to maximize the UC activity list with our UC App 911 program ! Common App 911 / UC App 911 Having a difficult time with your application? Essay Guidance Get our expert guidance on your college essays. Let us help. Let us help.

Applications 59

Applications Acceptance Admissions Education 59

SSA Online College Prep

JUNE 12, 2023

In this video, she walks you through some of the most common ones! Can your student use one essay for all of their applications ? Here’s how to write a great essay , based on what admissions officers want to see. While your essay is important, it’s far from the most important aspect of your application! Short answer: YES.

Applications 98

Applications Financial Aid GPA SAT 98

The Koppelman Group

MAY 7, 2024

However, there is a shared application that is separate from the Common App. Essays Because the UC system has its own application, you’ll also need to do separate essays for it. You will be given eight prompts , and will need to pick four of them to respond to in 350 words. Instead, show who you are.

International Students 52

International Students University University Transcripts 52

Great College Advice

JANUARY 21, 2024

Most students will save the supplemental essays as the very last thing they do on their application. But those supplemental essays are important. Admission officers definitely raise an eyebrow when they read an excellent personal statement and then a less than mediocre supplemental essay. Many supplements are short.

Extracurricular 52

Extracurricular Government Applications Admissions 52

Great College Advice

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

How will you write your Common App essay about a belief or idea? This prompt, especially, focuses on the beliefs that are fundamental to who you are. What exactly, is the Common App essay about a belief or idea? What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? Why or why not?

Ivy League 52

Ivy League ACT Out-of-State Applications 52

CTK College Coach

MAY 3, 2024

It’s college essay season! Here at CTK we are opening our calendar to accept college essay students for Christina, Rachel, and Stephanie. Finally, even once the college essay is written, students have much more to do, including numerous additional (or “supplemental” essays) for individual school applications.

Letters of Recommendation 52

Letters of Recommendation Essay Writing Acceptance High School 52

StandOut College Prep

APRIL 2, 2023

On top of the laundry list of Common App questions to answer, you will have to write at least one 650-word essay. But maybe more essays if you’re applying to competitive colleges. And with the Common Application, also known as the Common App, you can apply to up to 900 colleges.

Transcripts 98

Transcripts SAT National Honor Society Out-of-State 98

Admissions.Blog

JULY 31, 2023

Columbia University in the City of New York has released its 2023-2024 supplemental essay prompts for first-year applicants. 150 words or fewer) Also new/reworded in 2023-2024 is the following prompt: What attracts you to your preferred areas of study at Columbia College or Columbia Engineering?

Ivy League 98

Ivy League Applications High School Admissions 98

Anna Ivey Consulting

AUGUST 7, 2023

Choosing the Right Essay Topics Now that you have your strategy, have done all your pre-work, and prepared your Writing Map, it’s time to choose topics for your writing. No matter what the stated topic is, it is nothing more than a frame, a launching pad, or a prompt to get you to write about the real topic, which is YOU.

Scholarships 97

Scholarships Out-of-State Applications Admissions 97

Admissions.Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

Rice University in Houston, Texas has decided to add a new essay requirement to its first-year application that explicitly mentions race just weeks after The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that colleges can no longer admit students on the on the basis of race. 2023-2024 Rice Supplemental Essay Prompts 1. of Oral Arg.

Applications 98

Applications University University Admissions 98