If you’d like to get a head start on your college application, the 2021-22 Common App Essay Prompts have been released! The EXCITING NEWS is that there is a NEW prompt this year!
2021-2022 Common App Essay Prompts
- 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? {NEW}
- 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.
Some important things to keep in mind regarding the Common App Essay:
- The essay is an opportunity to demonstrate your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic, and will help you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the college to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores?
- Choose the option that best helps you answer that question, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response, in 650 words or less.
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