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Common App Essay

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Using AI to write University Application Essays [Risks Involved and What Universities Say About It]

What universities say about AI in application essays, why AI detection is not the real concern, and what actually makes an application essay stand out

Apr 3016 min read

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Undergraduate Application Essays [A Comprehensive List of All Types of Essays You Might Need To Write for University Applications]

Discover the full list of different types of essays you may need to write as part of your undergraduate applications to different universities abroad.

Apr 2520 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay 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.'

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay 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.'

Common App Prompt 7: Topic of Your Choice - A Complete Guide with Example Essays (2026–2027)

Examples of Common App essays for Prompt 7

Mar 3117 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 6: Describe a topic, idea, or concept that you find so engaging 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?'

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 6: Describe a topic, idea, or concept that you find so engaging 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?'

Common App Prompt 6: Intellectual Curiosity - A Complete Guide with Example Essays (2026–2027)

Examples of Common App essays for Prompt 6

Mar 3016 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 5: Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.'

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 5: Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.'

Common App Prompt 5: Personal Growth - A Complete Guide with Example Essays (2026–2027)

Examples of Common App essays for Prompt 5

Mar 2916 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay 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?'

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay 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?'

Common App Prompt 4: Gratitude - A Complete Guide with Example Essays (2026–2027)

Examples of Common App essays for Prompt 4

Mar 2815 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 3: Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?'

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 3: Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?'

Common App Prompt 3: Challenging a Belief or Idea - A Complete Guide with Example Essays (2026–2027)

Examples of Common App essays for Prompt 3

Mar 2715 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay 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?'

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay 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?'

Common App Prompt 2: Facing Adversity - A Complete Guide with Example Essays (2026–2027)

Examples of Common App essays for Prompt 2

Mar 2614 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful to them that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.'

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Common App Essay Prompt 1: Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful to them that they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.'

Common App Prompt 1: Background, Identity, Interest, or Talent - A Complete Guide with Example Essays (2026–2027)

Examples of Common App essays for Prompt 1

Mar 2514 min read

Cover Picture for the blog on 'Everything about the Common App essay'

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The Common App Essay: A Complete Guide to All 7 Prompts (2026–2027)

Everything you need to know about the Common App essay: what it is, how to find your story, how to choose your prompt, and what each of the 7 prompts is really asking.

Mar 2418 min read

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