Common App essay Option #4
The fourth common app option is:
: 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.
Another very open ended question. Once again there are several sub parts
One key is not to focus on the first aspect, you need to spend more effort on analysis rather than the description.
Keep in mind that it is clearly specified the scale is not important. You can talk about an issue that impacts your town, community , school, family or one that is purely personal. What needs to be clear is why this matters to you. Use this essay to talk about your intellectual interests or personal values. If you read the prompt carefully you can see that this can be about an issue you anticipate, your essay can talk of problems that will need to be solved in the future.
As always a honest, introspective approach that gives a real insight into what matters to you is the way to approach this
The fourth common app option is:
: 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.
Another very open ended question. Once again there are several sub parts
- describe a problem
- explain its significance
- steps you took or could take to solve this
One key is not to focus on the first aspect, you need to spend more effort on analysis rather than the description.
Keep in mind that it is clearly specified the scale is not important. You can talk about an issue that impacts your town, community , school, family or one that is purely personal. What needs to be clear is why this matters to you. Use this essay to talk about your intellectual interests or personal values. If you read the prompt carefully you can see that this can be about an issue you anticipate, your essay can talk of problems that will need to be solved in the future.
As always a honest, introspective approach that gives a real insight into what matters to you is the way to approach this
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