COALITION FOR COLLEGE

The Coalition application is utilized by more than 130 member institutions and overlaps with many Common App Schools. All Coalition member schools graduate students with low‐to‐no debt, while either meeting students’ full demonstrated financial need, offering low‐cost in‐state tuition, or providing responsible financial aid packages. Includes fee waiver for eligible applicants.

2020-2021 Essay Prompts

Per Coalition: “recommend that you aim for 500 to 550 words”

1. Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.

2. Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and rewards of making your contribution.

3. Has there been a time when you’ve had a long‐cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?

4. What is the hardest part of being a teenager now? What’s the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?

5. Submit an essay on a topic of your choice.