Question 1: Who reads most of your writing and why?

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Question 2: Who decides whether or not your writing is good? How
do you
make sure your writing gets a good grade?
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Question 3: What is the objective of your personal statement?
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Question 4: Who decides if your personal statement is any good?

What are
the MUST do’s?
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Common App Prompt #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.
Question 5: What is this prompt asking of you?
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Common App Prompt #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?
Question 6: What is this prompt asking of you?
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Question 7: What is your background?

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Your

background

is the

kind

of family you

come

from and the kind of education you have had. It can

also

refer

to
such things as your social and

racial

origins

, your

financial
status

, or the type of work experience that you have.

She came from a working-class background.
His background was in engineering.
Question 8: What is your identity?
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The

identity

of a person or place is the characteristics they have that

distinguish

them from others.

I wanted a sense of my own identity.
...the distinct cultural, religious and national identity of many Italians.
Question 9: What is the most meaningful interest/talent?
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Question 10: Recount a time when you faced a challenge
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Question 11: How did the challenge affect you?

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Question 12: What did you learn from the challenge?

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Question 13: How did what you learned help you succeed later on?