Do the common application essay prompts change from year to year?

MaryCeleste · 01-24-2006, 10:04 PM

Does anyone know whether the current common application essay prompts are the same ones as will be used during next year's round of applications?

Thanks

Squiggle88 · 01-24-2006, 10:15 PM

most likely, and they'll have the "topic of your choice" anyways so you're pretty much covered whichever way you'll go

MaryCeleste · 01-24-2006, 10:16 PM

Ah, thanks.

swiftjab · 09-12-2009, 09:04 PM

Will using your own topic impact your admission chances??? Post the essay topics for this year here, so that I can start brainstorming.

Yurtle · 09-12-2009, 10:11 PM

@Swiftjab

Don't be lazy. Get a common app account and look for it yourself.

And no, it doesn't effect it as long as your topic is good.

swiftjab · 09-13-2009, 12:21 AM

I'm not really lazy or anything, I just want to discuss the topics with you guys. Which one did you pick?

Yurtle · 09-13-2009, 12:32 AM

Ah. I thought you meant we had to post the topics *for* you.

I chose a topic of my own choice, actually. I wrote the essay first, and then created a question I answered.

tonytet · 09-13-2009, 11:50 AM

I wrote my essay first, and it happened to fall under the category of experiences, so I chose that one. Write the essay on the topic you want, and if it doesn't fit any of the topics they give, just choose topic of your choice, no biggie.