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.
Great College Advice’s Jamie Berger discusses Prompt #2 of the Common App essay, the failure prompt.
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.
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:
Are you having a difficult time getting started on your Common App personal essay? Here are some tips from Great College Advice.
How should high school juniors begin preparing for college admissions? This article outlines what juniors can do to kickstart the college admissions process.
