Common App essays

Common App (prior to 2018), 18
Prompt:  Discuss an accomplishment or event, formal or informal, that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood within your culture, community, or ...
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 11:59 AM
Common App (prior to 2018), 19
I never intended to hire anybody. In fact, I never sought to obtain employment myself. I was too busy having fun with computers to be bothered with any of t...
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 12:00 PM
Common App (prior to 2018), 20
Prompt:  Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below or on an attached sheet (150 words or few...
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 12:01 PM
Common App (prior to 2018), 21
Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below or on an attached sheet (150 words or fewer). ...
Wed, 16 Mar, 2022 at 8:46 AM
Common App (prior to 2018), 22
One bead of sweat splashes across the newspaper headline. Still dressed in full football pads, I sit alone in the journalism computer lab, editing copy a fe...
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 12:01 PM
Common App (prior to 2018), 23
Prompt:  Describe a place or environment where you are perfectly content. What do you do or experience there, and why is it meaningful to you? Order....
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 12:03 PM
Common App (prior to 2018), 24
Everyone longs to be happy. Some people seem happy regardless of whatever they are going through in their lives. Others feel secure and satisfied even when ...
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 12:03 PM
Common App (prior to 2018), 25
Prompt:  Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below or on an attached sheet (150 words or few...
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 12:04 PM
Common App (prior to 2018), 26
Prompt:  The lessons we take from failure can be fundamental to later success. Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect y...
Wed, 16 Mar, 2022 at 8:53 AM
Common App (prior to 2018), 27
Prompt:  Considering your lifetime goals, discuss how your current and future academic and extra-curricular activities might help you achieve your goals. ...
Tue, 8 Mar, 2022 at 12:06 PM