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? The major pitfall in Common Application Prompt 6 is the...
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.” The trick to answering Common Application Prompt 4 effectively is to, once again, access and celebrate the...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Common Application Prompt 4: “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? If ever there were a prompt that breaks down into two neat parts,...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Common Application Prompt 3: “Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?” Common Application Prompt 3 can produce some very powerful essays, as long as two important things...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
COMMON APPLICATION PROMPT 2: “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?” The...
by tkaprowy | Sep 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
COMMON APPLICATION PROMPT 1: “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.” Prompt 1 is clear...
by tkaprowy | Aug 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Vacuum. Spelling that stupid word baffles me every time I see it. Because: double U doesn’t exist in the English language, does it? And if it does, it shouldn’t. Also, why isn’t there a double C? And where is the E? So, whenever it comes up, and...
by tkaprowy | Aug 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
When I was in fourth grade, an author came to talk to us for a very long time about writing. We were all sitting cross-legged in the library, and I was wedged beside the Funk & Wagnalls, which, the more bored I became, were getting increasingly difficult to...
by tkaprowy | Jul 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s one thing to know what you want to write about (if you don’t, click here and here). it’s another to bang out a first draft. Sometimes getting those first words down on paper comes easily, sometimes the process feels impossible. Sometimes you get...
