The new Common App Essay Prompts are released. They’re identical to last year’s, with one change – what we call the “gratitude” prompt:
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?
This new prompt is actually quite apropos – given that we’re all living in extraordinary times that have changed our patterns of life (COVID-19), and perhaps you can reflect more about what’s important to you.
Note that the Common App has also retained the 250 word optional response about COVID-19 and how it specifically affected you.
In any case, if you are going into your application year, it’s not only good, but essential to pick a prompt for your personal statement that best reflects who you are as a person and what you want to showcase in future applications.
https://www.commonapp.org/apply/essay-prompts
We’ll be happy to work with you to show the real YOU in your prompts.
