A new feature on the Common Application allows students to view, in advance, the specific writing prompts for their schools.

Why the buzz about this new feature?

Well… accessing the writing prompts early on, allows students to work and write efficiently with their limited time. Once students have viewed all the writing prompts, it’s worthwhile to separately collect and organize the prompts by school, deadline and importance. This exercise has several benefits:

1. It provides students with a clear picture of all the writing required during the application season, helping with time management.

2. It enables students to be strategic writers by drafting essays which can be easily recycled or modified for multiple schools. :)

To learn more about this Common App feature:

https://appsupport.commonapp.org/applicantsupport/s/writing-requirements