Which option are you doing for your essay?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>-Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you. </p>

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

<p>-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>

<ul>
<li><p>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></li>
<li><p>Topic of your choice.</p></li>
</ul>

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<p>Topic of my choice. :cool:</p>

<p>(That was last year for me though. It’s probably easier and more effective to come up with something that you want to write about and then try to fit that to the prompt rather than doing it the other way around.)</p>