What is Common Application?  

CA is an application platform used by over 900 universities and colleges.  If you are applying to multiple schools and many or all of them accept Common Application, you can complete 1, ONE, application from which all the schools can draw.  Thus, you save time and steps but unfortunately, not money.  Though CA is free, you will still pay application fees to each school to which you want to apply THROUGH CA.

Wondering if the schools to which you want to apply accept Common App?

Click here to review the list of over 900 institutions:  https://www.commonapp.org/explore/ 

         2023-2024 Common Application ESSAY QUESTIONS 

1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.

2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?

3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?

4. Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you?

5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.

6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?

7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.