Common App Essay Prompts (2017-2018)
1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? 3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? 4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution. 5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. 6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more? 7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design. |
The City University of New York is the public university system of New York City, and the largest urban university in the United States. CUNY and the State University of New York (SUNY) are separate and independent university systems, although both are public institutions that receive funding from New York State. CUNY, however, is additionally funded by the City of New York.
*Please note: This is SEPARATE from the Common Application.
Undergraduate Applicants
Application Deadlines
*Please note: This is SEPARATE from the Common Application.
Undergraduate Applicants
Application Deadlines
The Coalition for Access, Affordability, and Success was developed to improve the college application process for all students as they search for and apply to their perfect college.
The Coalition is an unprecedented coalition of public and private colleges and universities coming together to improve the college admission application process for all students. The Coalition is developing a free platform of online tools to streamline the experience of applying to college.
What is required of Coalition members?
For more information: http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/
List of colleges and universities accepted under the Coalition
The Coalition is an unprecedented coalition of public and private colleges and universities coming together to improve the college admission application process for all students. The Coalition is developing a free platform of online tools to streamline the experience of applying to college.
What is required of Coalition members?
- Public universities must have affordable tuition along with need-based financial aid for in-state residents.
- Private colleges and universities must provide sufficient financial aid to meet the full, demonstrated financial need of every domestic student they admit.
- All Coalition schools must also graduate at least 70 percent of their students within six years.
For more information: http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/
List of colleges and universities accepted under the Coalition