are these the common app essay topics ?

College Essays
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<p>so do i have to pick one of these topics and write an essay?
and when the college require more essays, do they post the topic on their website?</p>

<p>1 Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you. </p>

<p>2 Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international </p>

<p>3 Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence. </p>

<p>4 Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence. </p>

<p>5 A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you. </p>

<p>6 Topic of your choice.</p>

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<p>Yes those are the topics and yes you only have to pick one. Once you add schools to your list on CommonApp, you’ll be able to view their supplements and see what additional essays they require.</p>

<p>That being said, if a school solely uses CommonApp, the essay topics will only be found on CommonApp whereas if there is a choice between CommonApp and the school’s application on it’s website (eg Princeton), then it’ll be available there as well.</p>