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Common App Brainstorming Topics Activity
Part 1
In the group activity, you generated topics to use for each Common App essay topic. Now it is
time to make it personal. Think of ideas that relate to your life, reveal who you are. For each
topic below, write something YOU could write about. (Tip: You can always use the internet to
look up possible topics.) Think of topics that are interesting and ones for which you have a great
deal of information to share. Remember your essay will eventually be 600-650 words.
Prompt 2:
The lessons we take from
obstacles we encounter can be
fundamental to later success . Recount
time when you faced a challenge
setback , or failure . How did it affect you
and what did you learn from the
experience?
Prompt 3:
Reflect on a time
when you questioned or challenged
a belief or idea. What prompted
your thinking? What was the
outcome ?
Prompt 4:
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