Should I use the "Create Your Own Prompt" Common App Prompt #7?

bjkmom
Tue, 12 Dec 2017 10:35:39 +0000

I agree.

The point of your essay is not to educate, and it’s not to show that you can write. It’s to show them why they should accept you.

I think that this particular topic could too easily veer into one of those other directions.

I would (quickly, if you’re a Senior) come up with something else.