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Tips for Prompt #3 of the Common App Essay: Questioning or Challenging a Belief or Idea

September 25, 2024

How do your beliefs and ideas shape who you are as a person? The Common App essay prompt #3 focuses on how those beliefs or ideas being challenged can reveal a lot about you. Here are some ideas to help you write a reflective essay about a belief or idea.

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Don’t Be Afraid of (The Failure) Prompt #2 of the Common App Essay

September 21, 2024

Great College Advice’s Jamie Berger discusses Prompt #2 of the Common App essay, the failure prompt.

Essay Tips for Prompt #1 of the Common App: Sharing Your Story of What Makes You Unique

September 11, 2024

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 is really asking you. In this post, we do a deep dive of what the prompt is asking of you and how best to share your story with admissions officers.

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Common App Essay: Choose Your Own Topic

September 5, 2024

Not sure what to write about for your Common App college essay? Do not fear. You can write about virtually anything – as long as your essay contains fundamental elements. Here are Great College Advice’s tips on the ‘your choice’ Common App essay prompt:

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Tips for the Common App Essay Prompts

August 27, 2024

Are you having a difficult time getting started on your Common App personal essay? Here are some tips from Great College Advice.

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College Admissions Planning for High School Juniors

August 20, 2024

How should high school juniors begin preparing for college admissions? This article outlines what juniors can do to kickstart the college admissions process.

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Tips for Prompt #3 of the Common App Essay: Questioning or Challenging a Belief or Idea

September 25, 2024 / Jared Hobson

How do your beliefs and ideas shape who you are as a person? The Common App essay prompt #3 focuses on how those beliefs or ideas being challenged can reveal

Student writing a college admissions essay

Don’t Be Afraid of (The Failure) Prompt #2 of the Common App Essay

September 21, 2024 / Jamie Berger

Great College Advice's Jamie Berger discusses Prompt #2 of the Common App essay, the failure prompt.

Essay Tips for Prompt #1 of the Common App: Sharing Your Story of What Makes You Unique

September 11, 2024 / Jared Hobson

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

a boy in blue shirt thinking about writing the first line of the essay

Common App Essay: Choose Your Own Topic

September 5, 2024 / Jared Hobson

Not sure what to write about for your Common App college essay? Do not fear. You can write about virtually anything – as long as your essay contains fundamental elements.

A boy in red shirt sitting on chair and writing essay

Tips for the Common App Essay Prompts

August 27, 2024 / Jared Hobson

Are you having a difficult time getting started on your Common App personal essay? Here are some tips from Great College Advice.

clock on a calender

College Admissions Planning for High School Juniors

August 20, 2024 / Jared Hobson

How should high school juniors begin preparing for college admissions? This article outlines what juniors can do to kickstart the college admissions process.

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