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  Common App Writing Prompt #5 (2018-2019): Personal Growth

  The Common Application asks students to choose from 7 essay prompts, each asking for a different type of essay. Prompt #5, which was the most popular prompt amongst applicants from last season, focuses on personal growth. Read what common traps to avoid as well as great examples....

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  5 Final Checks for Common App Prompt #6: Engaging Topic, Idea or Concept

  The Common Application Prompt #6 allows you to showcase an intellectual interest that you may not be committed to studying. Put another way, it’s your chance to demonstrate an as-of-yet unhighlighted intellectual component of your candidacy....

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  Writing the Common App 2018-2019 Prompt #4: Describe a Problem You’ve Solved

  Choosing Your Common App Essay TopicMany applicants have a core motivation that drives them and an origin story for how they came to be the person they are today. Depending on the story, certain essay prompts may be a better fit than others. Common App Prompt #4, which asks applicants to discuss a question that’s...

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  College Application Checklist for High School Students & Parents (Including Last Minute Tips!)

  Need a handy checklist to make sure you have all the elements of your application lined up and ready to go? Look no further. Here are last-minute tips as well if you’re rushing to wrap it all up!...

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  SAT & ACT Not Required? A Look at Test-Optional Colleges

  College has long been linked to standardized testing, especially since they are intended to assess a student’s readiness for college.What is a Test-Optional College?When a college or university is test-optional, it means that standardized testing is not required as part of their application process. Students do not have to take or submit...