Overview of new essay writing tips and topics

The Common Application form was developed and launched in 1975. Since that time enrollees have been using it as a standard sample application. During a period of app creation till nowadays, its guidelines were slightly expanded.

In 2013 new app prompts campaign was brought into action. It consisted of five and the applicants were supposed to respond to one prompt which is provided below. 2017-18 Common App prompts comprise of two new tips. They are admitted by committee to be effective and refer to students’ insights analysis.

Check the topic list of the most common application essay prompts 2017 below:

Prompt ?1: Students can use their background, talent or unusual interest as a basis for the college essay
This one develops a broad-minded approach to self-knowledge and lets students choose the story about their family customs and traditions, or something that laid the basis for applicants’ maturity. All the prospective students must understand their valuable experience and should describe it within the essay. If you are a writer, do not forget that meaningful life events could have had a strong influence on you, try to include them in your question.

Don’t be afraid to respect and cherish your values and persuasions. Students are welcomed to write narrative essays. To improve the app essay, students could use the so-called ‘hook’ in their introduction. It can be an anecdote or quotation which is a pleasing bonus for your narrative story.

Prompt ?2: Sometimes we face the hassles that might become crucial for us. Recall the days when you faced challenges and consequent impact made by them.

The college app is a field for the prospective students, where they would show how they are ready to struggle for their chances. Unfortunately, the win without a loss is a rare phenomenon. Failed the exam or went through difficult relationships? Take this experience to write how you coped with this and what it meant for you at the time. Apparently, you were broken down, but evidently you have already known which choice would be better for you.

Sometimes the life hurdles might be helpful for our personal development. Ralph Waldo Emerson said: “Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.” Thus, failures are something that makes you act, improve and grow up. However, don’t write your essay using a tragic manner, full of complaints, despair, and unhappiness. Focus on description how, for instance, serious health problems or difficult financial conditions showed you another way out than you expected. Use really significant and unparalleled occasions.

Prompt ?3: Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

It is a difficult task, as students are supposed to get across an idea they believe in. Furthermore, students should stand up for that ideas, despite they can be radical or could not respond to the readers’ beliefs.

Nevertheless, standing against people’s thoughts provides a good plot for the application writing. This is not the way how student would call for an understanding of his personal feelings and fears. It could be described any experience of being a central figure in the evolved scandal or taking part in a scuffle that has cast a slur on a student’s reputation. If you are an applicant, it is not necessary to undertake some global issues.

Prompt ?4: Write about the decision you have made while facing an intellectual challenge, or hesitation. What helped you to overcome them and turn to the right track?

This one is related to the 2nd prompt, as below this tip students are likely to present their ways out of the described problem, situation or matter. Think thoroughly about inspiration, a thing or a person, that were helpful for you and your problem. If you write about your personal life story, it is a chance and opportunity to find out these things that accompanied you during, perhaps, unpleasing and difficult period. Applicants can also think and then write about some imaginary solutions and challenges which they could undergo to rise up.

Prompt ?5: Discuss an accomplishment, event, or situation that evoked a period of self-consciousness

This prompt is revised from the last’s year tip but has some extensions. The applicant is free to depict his or her transformation from being a little child to mature adult. Maturity is that key point and tackle, which student can use for description. You can show your intangible insight by explaining how and when you became those mature person who certainly knows what he or she wants from life and knows how to realize their purposes, how to plug away towards their goals. It is better to concentrate on some specific situation-not a global issue, but rather on a small event that slightly impacts on you. It can be either a meeting with an important person or gaining award or science degree. You are free to choose such event but let it be your personal experience.

Prompt ?6: Describe a topic or idea which is your personal inspiration source. Why is it appealed to you?

It is a new prompt that was added to 2017-2018 common essay tips. It is a good opportunity for an applicant to present his or her interests and hobbies and the way they inspire. Admissions do not want to estimate your interests and abilities. You are free to take an interest in anthropology or history, fashion or football. Try to show your curiosity and search for new possibilities to embody all your interests into your common life.

Prompt ?7: Chose your own topic. It can be one that you have used before and relate to another tip from the list. You can make up the idea by yourself as well.

The ‘free topic’ is back to common application essay prompts 2017 (between 2013 and 2017 it was omitted). Make sure that you have something to share with admissions officers and remember that your own topic should not cover other prompts. It must be unique and describe some student’s life story. Do not include your personal poems, song lyrics or something else into this ‘free topic.’ In case you have got them and want to attach to your app, there is an extra information option. Try to concentrate on things that are not presented in the prompts above as all of them are vague and possibly could consist of matters that you would like to point out within a topic of your choice.