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Category: Issue of Concern Essay
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This post specifically discusses the Princeton Supplemental Essay prompts used in recent application cycles (2015-2016 and 2014-2015) and in the process also addresses essays about or based on quotes, as well as addressing essays about national problems, essays about ethical matters, essays about culture (and food) and essays about personal beliefs. Much of the content…
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Many universities use application essay prompts that ask you to write about either a problem of some kind or something you care about. I encourage my clients to try to come up with at least one counterintuitive essay, so let’s do something completely unexpected and go with a retro subject that could fit both of these prompts: libraries. There…
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This will be my final post on The Issue of Concern or Problem Essay, which has been Prompt Two of the Common Application in recent years. In this post, I will focus on writing about a local problem. I recommend that you read my three previous posts for in-depth discussion of other Prompt Two topic areas.…
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Many of my students and clients are the kind of people who are interested in and highly aware of problems in the world around them, particularly regarding issues of social justice and conflict resolution, the impact of technology and the increasing environmental problems we face. This prompt has been on the Common Application for years…
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