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  • Common Application Essays
    • Prompt 1: Background Story
    • Prompt 2: Experienced Failure
    • Prompt 3: Challenged Belief
    • Prompt 4: Showed Gratitude
    • Prompt 5: Personal Growth
    • Prompt 6: Intellectual Engagement
    • Prompt 7: Topic of Your Choice
  • Learning Modules
    • Common Application Main Essays Explained
    • Choosing Your Common App Main Essay Topic
    • Supplemental Essays & Topics Explained
    • EssayXL – Essential Essay Mechanics
    • Handling Your College Application
    • Admission Interview Preparation
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Module 1 Common Application Main Essays Explained
Module 2 Choosing Your Common App Main Essay Topic
Module 3 Supplemental Essays & Topics Explained
Module 4 EssayXL – Essential Essay Mechanics
Module 5 Handling Your College Application
Module 6 Admission Interview Preparation
Module 1
Common Application Main Essays Explained
Explainer: What is the Common Application Essay?

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Use the 650 words of the Common Application essay to convince the reader that you are the right choice for admission.

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Explainer: What is the Common Application Essay?
Explainer: Common Application Essay Prompts
Prompt 1: Meaningful Background, Identity, Interest, Talent
Prompt 2: Lessons from a Challenge, Setback, Failure
Prompt 3: Questioned or Challenged a Belief or Idea
Prompt 4: Gratitude for Something Someone Did for You
Prompt 5: Growth from Accomplishment, Event, Realization
Prompt 6: A Topic, Idea, or Concept You Find Engaging
Prompt 7: An Essay About a Topic of Your Choice
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