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What Are the Common App Essay Prompts
Want your Common App essay to shine? Check out our Guide to the Common App personal statement.
March 2, 2026
Want your Common App essay to shine? Check out our Guide to the Common App personal statement.
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How should you tackle that short supplemental essay about your favorite extracurricular activity?
How do you write a college supplemental essay about academic interests? Get expert tips to write the essay that college admissions officers want to read.
Familiarize yourself with the Common App over the next few months so you are ready to get started when it goes live August 1.
Writing your Common App essay about your background, identity, interest, or talent is a great way to stand out from the crowd–if you zero in on what the essay prompt…
Mark’s final post in a series on essays explore the prompt in which students are asked to recount an incident that marks their transition from childhood to adulthood.
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Check out the Common Application Facebook page for some helpful tips as you work on your application.