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2024-25 Common Application Essay Prompts
Below is the full set of essay prompts for 2024–2025.
- 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.
We will retain the optional community disruption question within the Writing section. Over the next year, we'll consult with our member, counselor, and student advisory committees to ensure we gather diverse perspectives and make informed decisions.
Standardized Testing
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- Test Date 5/4/24
- Registration Deadline 4/19/24
- Deadline for Changes, Regular Cancellation,
and Late Registration. 4/23/24
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- Test Date 6/1/24
- Registration Deadline 5/16/24
- Deadline for Changes, Regular Cancellation,
and Late Registration. 5/21/24
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Anticipated Test Dates:
- August 24, 2024
- October 5, 2024
- November 2, 2024
- December 7, 2024
- March 8, 2025
- May 3, 2025
- June 7, 2025
- Test Date 4/13/24
- Registration Deadline 3/8/24
- Late Registration Deadline. 3/24/24
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
4/5/24 __________
- Test Date 6/8/24
- Registration Deadline. 5/3/24
- Late Registration Deadline. 5/19/24
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
5/31/24
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- Test Date 7/13/24
- Registration Deadline 6/7/24
- Late Registration Deadline 6/21/24
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
7/5/24
__________
- Test Date 9/14/24
- Registration Deadline 8/9/24
- Late Registration Deadline 8/25/24
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
9/6/24
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- Test Date 10/26/24
- Registration Deadline. 9/20/24
- Late Registration Deadline 10/7/24
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
10/18/24
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- Test Date 12/14/24
- Registration Deadline. 11/8/24
- Late Registration Deadline. 11/22/24
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
12/6/24
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- Test Date 2/8/25
- Registration Deadline. 1/3/25
- Late Registration Deadline. 1/20/25
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
1/31/25
__________
- Test Date 4/5/25
- Registration Deadline. 2/28/25
- Late Registration Deadline. 3/16/25
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
3/28/25
__________
- Test Date 6/14/25
- Registration Deadline. 5/9/25
- Late Registration Deadline. 5/26/25
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
6/6/25
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- Test Date 7/12/25
- Registration Deadline. 6/6/25
- Late Registration Deadline. 6/20/25
- Standby/Photo Upload Deadline
7/4/25
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