by tkaprowy | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
If you’ve opened this post, you’ve likely become familiar with the ugly phrase “supplemental essay,” which is extra writing that many colleges and universities ask for in addition to your personal statement. Not uncommonly, these institutions...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Oh, Common Application prompts, you beastliest beasts of beasts, you. Why do you make us self-introspect so? Why can’t we just write about something simpler, like quantum physics or the tax code? I can hear these wails from Alaska to Wyoming as seniors bump...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Common Application Prompt 7: “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.” I’m going to go ahead and be perfectly blunt here: Unless you...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
COMMON APPLICATION PROMPT 6: 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? KEYWORDS: Topic, idea or concept; why does it captivate;...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Prompt 5: “Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.” KEYWORDS: accomplishment, event or realizations; personal growth; new understanding BREAKDOWN: The trick to...
