I’m bored this summer, so I’ve begun looking over the common app and some schools I plan on applying to (I’m an upcoming junior). If I start filling stuff out now, will it be erased for my admissions cycle? And will colleges change their essay prompts or should they stay mostly the same?
Some things will be erased (school specific essays and info, for example), some things will stay the same (personal information).
Most colleges change their essays prompts from year to year, so there’s really no point in getting started since you have 2 years to go.
The most you can do right now is fill out the personal information section, because both the school and common app essay prompts might change.