This year’s Common App might look extremely familiar as yet again, the prompts haven’t changed. The optional COVID-19 question will also remain within the ‘Additional Information’ section. For the main essay, think carefully about the prompt that will help you tell a unique story and highlight your accomplishments as a leader and scholar. Not sure where to begin? We’re here to help!
Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you’ve already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
New optional 250-word question under Additional Information.
Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. If you need it, this space is yours to describe those impacts. Colleges care about the effects on your health and well-being, safety, family circumstances, future plans, and education, including access to reliable technology and quiet study spaces
Do you wish to share anything on this topic? Y/N
Please use this space to describe how these events have impacted you.
This year’s Common App might look extremely familiar as yet again, the prompts haven’t changed. The optional COVID-19 question will also remain within the ‘Additional Information’ section. For the main essay, think carefully about the prompt that will help you tell a unique story and highlight your accomplishments as a leader and scholar. Not sure where to begin? We’re here to help!
New optional 250-word question under Additional Information.
Community disruptions such as COVID-19 and natural disasters can have deep and long-lasting impacts. If you need it, this space is yours to describe those impacts. Colleges care about the effects on your health and well-being, safety, family circumstances, future plans, and education, including access to reliable technology and quiet study spaces