Essay questions for USC

Applying to College
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<p>these are the essays for USC</p>

<p>When we ask students what advice they would give to high school seniors to help them survive the application process, one of the most frequent answers we hear is: "Start writing your essays as early as you possibly can - it gives you time to think more deeply about the subject and take your composition to the next level." So, to give you that extra leg up, here are three essay questions from this year's application.
1. The 18th century French philosopher Denis Diderot said, "Only passions, great passions can elevate the soul to great things." Describe one of your passions and reflect on how it has contributed to your personal growth.
2. Thomas Edison failed many times before successfully inventing the modern electric light bulb. He said, "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. " Reflect on an accomplishment you achieved in an unlikely way.
3. Newton's First Law of Motion states that an object in motion tends to stay in motion in the same direction unless acted upon by an external force. Tell us about an external influence (a person, an event, etc.) that affected you and how it caused you to change direction. </p>

<p>my question is...
1) am i supposed to write all three + common app essay, or just one + common app essay?</p>

<p>2) if im supposed to write just one,... which one seems the easiest? and give me ideas..</p>

<p>thank you.</p>

<p>anybody else applying to USC?</p>

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<p>allow me to be the first to say this: write the one you feel most taps a part of your own personality...that will be the 'easiest' for you but perhaps not for me</p>

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<p>You only need to write one, and just write the one you could not only have the easiest time writing, but the one you'd enjoy writing the most out of those 3 prompts. I chose the first one. USC wants to know why you should be there, so a good way of showing that is explaining what your passionate about- they want to know YOU</p>

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<p>I'm applying. Write about the one that comes more naturally. I actually finished my essay and I wrote about the second one, which was the one I never dreamed I would use. Mine was really strange but after trying like 5 different topics, the perfect one just popped up. Inspiration will come, trust me. Good Luck :)</p>

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<p>I am totally doing the 3rd one. Those are really great questions and they all give you a really great opportunity to demonstrate your passion for whatever it may be. I have already finished mine for the 3rd one. It just sort of fit the question.</p>

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<p>i thought those were just the sample questions?</p>

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<p>Nope they've had these questions for a while</p>

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<p>So USC just recycles the questions? That's what we had to answer for last year's app.</p>

<p>I answered number 3</p>