Which CommonApp Essay topic would be better?
Hi
For my CommonApp Essay, I will be choosing this prompt: 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?
However, I'm split on which topic I should use:
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Moving to another school for high school from a k-12 school I was in my whole life, how difficult it was to settle in and make friends, how I eventually joined clubs and participated in activities that helped me make friends and settle in, and how confident I am now due to that experience.
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Growing up with a stutter and talking about how difficult it's been to communicate and speak to people, but trying to cure it through public speaking opportunities, speeches, and putting myself out there, and how I'm more confident and easily able to speak publicly now as a result.
What do you think?
Thanks
Posted Oct 4, 2022, 4:15 AM UTC
Pick the topic you want to write about — the one that's really personal and meaningful. THEN retrofit the prompt to the topic. Don't worry about the prompt at all until you've landed on the right essay topic.