The Common Application has announced that the essay questions from this fall will continue to be the prompts for next year's applicants. So, juniors, take a look at these prompts and start brainstorming what your answers might be for each question. After you list your thoughts for each question, look at which response tells the best story of who you are and will be the best introduction of you to the admissions committee. Then it is time to start drafting and editing and drafting some more. :-) Students who utilize the common app will be asked to select and answer one question in 250-650 words. (Please don't worry about word count on your first draft - it is always MUCH easier to cut words than it is to try to add more in later.)
Below are the common app essay questions to help you get started:
- Some students have a background or story that is so central to their identity that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
- Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons did you learn?
- Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?
- Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you?
- Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or family.
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