The 2020-21 Common App Essay Prompts (Guide + Examples)
When I was very little, I caught the travel bug. It started after my grandparents first brought me to their home in France and I have now been to twenty-nine different countries. Each has given me a unique learning experience. At five, I marveled at…
How to Write About Coronavirus / COVID-19 In Your College Essay & Application
This year, the Common App is including a special 250-word section allowing students to describe the impacts of COVID-19 on their lives. Here’s the official word from the Common App website: We want to provide colleges with the information they need, with the goal of…
26 Outstanding College Essay Examples 2020/2021
This essay could work for prompts 1, 2 and 7 for the Common App. From page 54 of the maroon notebook sitting on my mahogany desk: “Then Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is greater than I can bear. I shall be a fugitive…
12 Outstanding Personal Statement Examples + Analysis for Why They Worked
It was the first Sunday of April. My siblings and I were sitting at the dinner table giggling and spelling out words in our alphabet soup. The phone rang and my mother answered. It was my father; he was calling from prison in Oregon. My…