Common App

What's the importance of your Common App Essay? (Select 2)

• Showcases your GPA

• Helps you become an English Language Studies Major

• Allows you to express qualitatively express yourself.

• Gives Admissions Counselors the chance to advocate for your acceptance.

Name one tip for writing your Common App Essay:

• Wait until you have one week left to submit your essay.

• Use fictional situations to prove a point.

• Work early to start an iterative draft process.

• Don't let others look at what you've written.

Name one tip for writing your Common App Essay:

• Be Yourself.

• Incorporate more humor than normal.

• Exaggerate stories to prove a point.

• Write in MLA format.

Name one tip for writing your Common App Essay:

• Practice writing your essay within time constraints.

• The more words the better.

• Stick to a 5-paragraph structure.

• Proofread several times before submitting.

Select all items that should avoid when writing your Common Application Essay (3 answers):

• Use Passive Voice.

• Use Cliches.

• Highlight your strengths and moments of growth.

• Try to be as vague as possible.

Prompt 1 asks about your background, identity, interests, or talents. A strong approach to this prompt would (2 answer choices):

• Highlight a hobby that turned into a passion.

• Share about the importance of your family and upbringing.

• Focus entirely on how you achieved the best grade in your AP course.

• Dedicate several paragraphs sharing the accomplishments of a friend, mentor, or family member.

The Common App allows you to apply to:

• University of California System

• California State University System.

• Only Private Institutions.

• Public and Private Schools across the country.

Common Application Colleges will consider:

• SAT/ACT Scores

• GPA and Extra-Curricular Activities

• Letters of Recommendations and Essays

• All items listed in the other 3 answer choices.

The Common Application is accepted by (3 correct answers):

• All Ivy League Schools

• Stanford & Caltech

• NYU & NIT

• MIT & UC Berkeley

You should make a Common Application Account:

• As soon as possible!

• Fall semester of your senior year in high school.

• After being accepted into the college/university of your choice.

• Never. It will take too much time and money.