Common App Essay Prompts Covid. The essay prompts are designed to encourage reflection and introspection. Does your common app essay actually stand out?
The prompt, which has a maximum word count of 250 and can be found in the additional information section of the common app reads: The common application has added an additional, special prompt where students can share their covid experiences if they feel the pandemic has slammed their world in under 250 words. The common app, however, announced a change in their application earlier this week.
This essay is only for challenges you had that relate to the coronavirus.
By ian fisher, former admissions officer at reed college. This blog discusses the optional covid prompt and the optional essay. That said, i also read the wsj insert on college applications a few months ago and it suggested that admissions officers are looking forward to reading students' reflections on covid in their essay. This global pandemic has affected everyone in different ways, and now students will have 250 words to express their unique personal experiences to the readers of their applications.
