Main essay的topics已经出来了 八月一号出来的是具体到各个学校的 Here is the full set of essay prompts for 2025–2026. 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. 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? Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you? Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. 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? 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
zz99 发表于 2025-06-18 20:45 Main essay的topics已经出来了 八月一号出来的是具体到各个学校的 Here is the full set of essay prompts for 2025–2026. 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. 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? Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you? Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. 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? 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
我知道很多人写最后一个， share an essay on any topic of your choice. 孩子得多花一点时间做每个大学的research, 要多一点detail，特别是写why school, why major 的时候，最好不要重复recycle。
6月主要考虑7月做什么。
7月主要考虑8月做什么。
CommonAPP 的prompt在这里： https://www.commonapp.org/blog/announcing-2025-2026-common-app-essay-prompts
也不可能整个暑假都参加summer camp呀，肯定有时间写
哈哈我家老大去年就是这样，每个月都在号称忙申请，但每个application都是截止前一个小时内提交的，害我们暑假，寒假，春假都没有vacation，还好最后录了T20，更好的学校我觉得至少他的行动力是配不上的
essay有空的时候想一想，集中一两天差不多就写完了
是要去大学网站看要求，然后写吗？ 还是可以先准备几篇比较general的可以通用？差不多都写什么样的？
距离高考还有xyz天！
怎么知道写什么？ 我刚问我家的，她说是8月份才会出来每个学校的essay的question，说现在只有common app一个essay。
参观一下附近的校园？
你不懂。就像写一篇文章，主要过程是思考，构思完成后动笔写出来，只占很少的工作量。
哎，要是你说的这个情况就好了。。。。
一定是的。你看，最后结果也是好的，这下可以安心去旅游啦，恭喜🎊
暑假充分利用起来，EA 非常重要。我家是EA 搞定一个非常不错的大学，RD 就申请了梦校, 一所我们自己觉得完全不可能的大学和UCB/UCLA。 结果还不错，就一所大学被waiting listed。
Main essay的topics已经出来了 八月一号出来的是具体到各个学校的
Here is the full set of essay prompts for 2025–2026. 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. 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? Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome? Reflect on something that someone has done for you that has made you happy or thankful in a surprising way. How has this gratitude affected or motivated you? Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others. 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? 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
谢分享，也祝贺你家孩子
哎快来科普一下，我觉得EA没有几个吧？除了MIT Georgetown,还有吗？
我们家不知道essay咋样了，每天去游泳队训练和当教练。夏令营高中就没上过。
是啊是不是同一批啊？
我知道很多人写最后一个， share an essay on any topic of your choice.
孩子得多花一点时间做每个大学的research, 要多一点detail，特别是写why school, why major 的时候，最好不要重复recycle。
EA 的学校，除了M， Georgetown， 我知道还有 Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, Yale, Chicago.
慎重选择EA， ED的大学，很多大学ED 录取机率 远远大于RD录取机率。我知道很多孩子EA没中哈普耶斯麻， RD 混战的时候，中小藤都变得很难很难。
祝大家好运！
每年大学的题目都不会大变，看去年的就行。common app的更是几年都不变，还有why major, why this school...这些有空想一想就差不多了
你后面列的top5是REA，圣母也是EA，还有一些公立是EA
这几个题目选择好像每年都不变。
还没到时间，进来学习一下。我以为EA的都是梦校。
圣母应该是REA
中小藤本来就很难。自己决定申请大藤，并不会自动进入如果申请小藤就应该容易那一档。所以这种说法就是自我安慰了。
Mark
学习了
这是真正有用的东西
是的，当时在家小版
刚花了$11w请了个康嫂从9th带😑
七月二十三日通过ASU自己的online application, 八月四号通知录取，第一份大学录取通知书，当然最后并没有去ASU
$11w？ 还是说$11K？
那你们不着急吗？怎么缓解你们的焦虑的？换我，感觉要被逼疯，恨不得自己上阵。咋办，易焦虑的家长
越往后写，孩子越熟练，效率越高。我家娃今年最后去的学校，就是他自己不知道自己被项目选到进入到final 轮次，学校再次发email通知他这天最后deadline，他一天赶了7篇小作文，居然最后录取了这个录取率1%的特别项目，也是神奇了。
我感觉common app难写。反而每个学校的文章不难。孩子写common app写的相当痛苦又慢。后面各个学校的，比较容易。
如果没记错圣母的情况应该跟georgetown一样，早申的时候可以另外EA其他公立和私立，不能绑定ED的学校，其实是可以加上芝大3个学校一起申请的，还有USC也是EA
ASU 这种来者不拒的 有人去吗？ Yield rate 目测小于 5%. 它是怎么控制发的 offer 的数量的？
芝大现在 ED 0/1/2。居然还有 EA. 完全就是在搞笑嘛
敢去EA申请大藤的，基本上都是牛蛙，至少也是个小牛娃。 普娃根本不回去碰大藤的， 得锁定ED中小藤或者TOP20私立。
ED中小藤和差不多level的并不一定是普娃，很多都是牛娃，只是申请更保守一点而已。 我们这里还有一个abc是ED芝加哥没有拿到，后面RD横扫更好的学校包括s。
mark
这个有点自作多情了。敢申请又不难。被录取就难了。否则个位数的录取率是怎么来的? 同理其他中小藤和top schools.
膜拜有钱人，现在4年顾问这么贵了吗
一天7篇，牛娃，恭喜！
急也没用啊，娃成绩很好，所以觉得他即使essay再普通，至少可以录上T10公校里面的一所吧，所以至少有不错的大学可以上。
剩下的就是每天和老公互相提醒他的优点啦，哈哈
最后给他他外面请的顾问除了caps也基本没用上，因为你要提前把draft给人家人家才帮改。last minute 帮你看帮你改的只有自己爹娘了
羡慕啊
除非是真牛哇或者碰运气的，才会EA。 不然最好ED。
ED 没中， 被迫RD的， 的确有一些扫了不少藤校， 包括T5。
更多ED 没中的， 最后录取也不咋样。
我认识一娃ED没中， RD横扫top 5, 包括他ED的学校。
楼主应该把这个码放到第一页主楼方便大家看到
沾沾喜气
天哪，这是在哪里？
电脑被没收，现在在哪里写essay？
对于普娃，不是敢不敢，而是值不值。REA了T5就是要放弃ED的机会。
是不是toptier？这种十万以上的可以帮忙写小作文吗lol
如果有好的旗舰州立，要不要ED 就是非常难的decision