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Thursday, October 18, 2012

College Essay Prompts- 500 Words

Choose one of the following prompts to answer:


UC Prompt:
         Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?
 

Common Application:
Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.

Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.

Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.

A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
 
Non-College Prompt:

     Choose one word or phrase that holds significance to you. In a 600 word essay, share an experience that you have had that shows how this word or phrase has meaning in your life.
 
 

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