<p>Do applicants have to write essays about their future majors/goals/careers? What are some of the alternatives that people can talk about?</p>
<p>No applicants don’t have to write about their future goals. On the common app, there’s 5 different prompts you can choose from or you can write about “any topic of your choosing,” which basically means anything. </p>
<p>In my opinion write about what interests you most so that the admissions officers can get a feel for who you really are, but again, that’s just my opinion :)</p>