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They're here! They're here! If you're like us you've been patiently waiting for the 2024-25 Common App Essay Prompts to be announced. Spoiler Alert: the folks at the Common App have actually decided to keep the same prompts that were used during the 2023-24 application cycle.
Some important things to keep in mind regarding the Common App Essay:- The essay demonstrates your ability to write clearly and concisely on a selected topic and helps you distinguish yourself in your own voice. What do you want the readers of your application to know about you apart from courses, grades, and test scores?
- Choose the option that best helps you answer that question and write an essay of no more than 650 words, using the prompt to inspire and structure your response.
- Remember: 650 words is your limit, not your goal. Use the full range if you need it, but don't feel obligated to do so. (The application won't accept a response shorter than 250 words.)
- A NEW TIP: This is NOT the place for you to use an essay created by AI. Seriously. Using ChatGPT to craft your Common App essay is not a choice you want to make. While it may be a tempting way to save you some time on your apps, we guarantee you'll be full of regret if/when you receive a letter from your dream school letting you know your application has been denied because you have submitted something that was NOT your own work. When you submit your applications you will e-sign a statement confirming that everything you are submitting is your own original work. ChatGPT essays = NOT your own work. Simple enough.
Now, let's check out the prompts below:
2024-2025 Common App Essay Prompts:
- Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
- The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
- Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
- Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?
- Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
- Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
- Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
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