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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 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
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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.
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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
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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.
Read More
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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.
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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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