The Common App Essay Prompts Are Changing. Here's Why It.
The 2013-2014 Common Application will be live on August 1. However, for those of you who like to work ahead of deadlines, there are components on which you can get started. The Common Application requires one essay. The four prompts being used in the 2013-2014 application cycle have been announced. You must choose one of the specific questions.
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I just got an email from the Common App - we homeschool so I get the guidance counselor emails from them. Anyway, the email said the essay prompts will stay the same for next year. I realize most people on here now aren't thinking about next year's apps :rolleyes.
Common Application Essay Prompts. Choose one of the following prompts for your personal essay. The Common App sets a 250-word minimum and a 650-word maximum. 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.
Common App Brings Back the Topic of Choice Essay for 2017. Regular decisions for the class of 2021 are far from being released, but the college admissions process for current high school juniors is already revving up with the announcement of the 2017-18 Common Application essay prompts. Over the past few admissions cycles the Common Application essay topics have remained the same, sometimes.
Common Application Releases New Essay Prompts By TANYA ABRAMS The new Common Application — which received some criticism a few months ago for removing the “topic of your choice” essay prompt — has released five new essay prompts for the 2013-14 admissions season, Inside Higher Ed reports. Students who plan to use the Common App, a form that allows students to apply to multiple colleges.
The Common App prompts (PDF) cover some of the topics we had in our supplemental questions, so it made sense to wipe the slate almost completely clean and come up with some new prompts. 2013-2014 UVa Supplement Essay Questions for First Year Applicants.