<p>Hey, so i'm not doing anything this summer and i thought it'd be a good idea to get started on writing college essays. When do the essay prompts for this fall come out? also, can you tell me any essay prompts that occur every year for a school?</p>
<p>i'm looking at wash u in stl, upenn, northwestern, berkeley, etc. if you could tell me about any of these schools (or similar) and their essay prompts, that would be fantastic. thanks!</p>
<p>The Common App (and therefore also the prompts for it) are out on July 1st (if I remember correctly...)</p>
<p>the essay prompts for the common app are the same;:</p>
<ol>
<li> Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.</li>
<li>Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.</li>
<li>Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Topic of your choice.</li>
</ol>
<p>How long do the essays for the common app have to be? What's the word limit?</p>