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2014-15 COMMON APPLICATION ESSAY TOPICS

A story or background that is so important to your identity that your application would be incomplete without it.

Your experience of failure – what lessons did you learn from it?

A time when you challenged some of your beliefs. Would you do the same again?

A place where you feel happy. What do you do there and why that place?

An event that marked your transition from childhood to adulthood in your family or community.

A BACKGROUND:

1. 10 minutes that changed you forever.

2. A lesson you learnt in public transport.

3. A trip from which you returned a new person.

4. A quote of a famous person that always inspires you.

A BACKGROUND:

5. A hobby which revolutionized your world.

6. Adopting a pet as a point of no return.

7. A lesson from someone who’s younger than you.

8. A video game that transformed you.

A BACKGROUND:

9. If you were a song, which one would you be and why?

10. The homework you’ll never forget.

11. A mistake you would make again and why.

12. A life-changing talk in an elevator.

A BACKGROUND:

13. A person who taught you what’s most important in life.

14. Are you going in someone’s footsteps choosing a college?

15. The best advice you ever received (gave).

16. What advice would you give a 10-year old you?

A BACKGROUND:

17. How social media presence changed you.

18. One thing you’d love to change about your past.

19. The moment you decided to go to college.

20. The happiest time in your life.

A FAILURE:

21. The misunderstanding you’re still ashamed of.

22. The most embarrassing point in your life.

23. The promise you didn’t keep to.

24. Your failure in public speaking.

A FAILURE:

25. Hurting someone who’s weaker than you.

26. The words you are sorry for.

27. How you didn’t help your friend and why.

28. A relationship failure: How you loved but weren’t loved.

A FAILURE:

29. An unbelievable story how you missed the train.

30. Dressing completely inappropriate in a certain situation.

31. Losing a game or a competition.

32. Losing keys/ money/ phone and learning from it.

A FAILURE:

33.How you were close to failure but someone saved you.

34. Failure to hide something from parents.

35. The worst way you ever killed time.

36. The failure to dress appropriately to the situation.

A FAILURE:

37. Your failure as a cook.

38. Succeeding in something after failing more than twice.

39. Giving up in realizing a dream. 40. Not buying something you wanted, realizing that you don’t actually need it.

A CHALLENGE:

41. The movie after which you’ll never be the same.42. An encounter which reminded you how much you love your Mom.

43. An eye-opening lecture from your teacher.44. Seeing the two different sides of bullying.

A CHALLENGE:

45. A person who changed your attitude to religion.

46. Learning to dance in the rain.

47. Doing something unpleasant made you stronger. 48. An illness which made you think that health is above all.

A CHALLENGE:

49. Your first job changing your attitude to money.

50. The broken heart which made you kinder.

51. An elderly person who influenced you.

52. A fiction character (celebrity) you worshipped.

A CHALLENGE:

53. A historical event influencing your destiny.

54. Volunteering as an eye-opener.

55. Traveling abroad as a window to another culture.

56. The biggest disappointment because you were lied to.

A CHALLENGE:

57. The technology which changed your life.

58. An inspiring story from the Internet.

59. First steps to healthy eating.

60. Seeing something shocking in the street.

A PLACE:

61. The arms of someone you love.

62. Your Facebook page.

63. The home of your childhood.

64. The library.

A PLACE:

65. A lost road.

66. Your grandmother’s kitchen.

67. Your bed (especially in the mornings).

68. At the seaside.

A PLACE:

69. A desert island.

70. A wild forest.

71. The back row of a lecture hall.

72. An overcrowded concert hall.

A PLACE:

73. Your garden.

74. The roof of a skyscraper.

75. An overcrowded street in an unknown city.

76. A train where nobody knows you.

A PLACE:

77. A party at one of your friend’s.

78. Your usual seat in class.

79. A spaceship flying to Mars.

80. At a campfire.

AN EVENT:

81. Earning your first dollar.

82. Spending your first dollar.

83. Realizing Santa Claus isn’t real.

84. Having a younger brother (sister).

AN EVENT:

85. Understanding fast food is bad for you.

86. Accepting the fact that parents were right.

87. Realizing you want a college degree.

88. Accepting the responsibility for your life.

AN EVENT:

89. Acknowledging that classic music is cool.

90. Formulating goals and fulfilling them.

91. Respecting the opinion different from yours.

92. Avoiding the risks.

AN EVENT:

93. Caring for someone.

94. Making a long-term plan and realizing it.

95. Not giving up despite the difficulties.

96. Understanding that diversity is important.

AN EVENT:

97. Acknowledging your mistake.98. Understanding that relationships are more important than defending your point of view.

99. Understanding that appearance is deceptive.

100. Not waiting for approval.