First, I wanted to share with all of you Juniors or anyone looking to return to college the prompts that the Common Application has provided for this coming year's college admissions application! You can find them here, but if you don't find any of these as inspiring and the university allows you to write about a topic of your choice, read on to get inspired by my suggestions.
Why are your choosing a specific major or career?
What travel experience has impacted you the most?
What will your future look like and how will you get there?
Who is your hero and how have they impacted you?
Why is a college education important to you?
How will your talents add to the university's academic programs or campus culture?
What inspires you most in this world?
Talk about a transformative experience you had in high school/college.
When you're at the age of 80, what will you have hoped to accomplish in your lifetime?
What makes you excited to pursue a college education?
Describe how a teacher or coach helped you better yourself.
How have the arts (music, dance, theater, art) impacted your education?
How do/will you give back to your community, currently/in the future?
What is your biggest passion?
I hope this list inspires you all to get started on your admissions essay and you work on perfecting them over the summer! In my undergraduate admissions essay, I talked about my passion for community service and how that impacted my relationships with people, and for my graduate admissions essay, I discussed the events that led to choosing the career/program I did!
Your essay gives the admissions committee a better glimpse at what you bring to the table. This is your chance to eloquently brag about yourself and talk about those amazing experiences you've had that fit no where else on the application.
Do you already have a topic in mind that you plan to write about? Share below so that you can hopefully inspire a peer's essay too! Have a great rest of the week everyone!
enjoy the chase,
skylar
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