Common App Essay Prompts 2024 24. We're continuing our dive deep into each of the seven common app essay prompts and guiding you on how to brainstorm, write, and perfect your common app essay. Why, oddball, short answer, community.

Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. The common app essay prompts will remain unchanged from the last admissions cycle: