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How to begin my personal essay
Select prompt
Write topic sentence
Write topic sentence
First step is to choose which prompt you prefer to write about. Here are the 2024-2025 Common App essay prompts available. Click here for more info about each prompt.
If you are stuck between prompts, take 5 minutes to brain storm about each choice. At the end of the 5 minutes, consider choosing the one you had the most to write about.
Write topic sentence
Write topic sentence
Write topic sentence
What is the main idea you want to portray in your personal statement? Your topic sentence is going to be what drives your essay and keeps admissions counselors reading on.
Some ideas for topic sentences:
- Start with a question or a bold statement
- Portray imagery and vivid language
- Start with a particular moment of a memory
Outline the Details
Write topic sentence
Outline the Details
Create 3-5 bullet points you want to include in your essay that supports and/or proves your topic sentence. Supporting details should include specific details that illuminate and describe the main idea.
Some ideas for supporting details:
- Analogy/Comparison
- Cause/Effect
reread and revise
Write topic sentence
Outline the Details
Be sure to read your essay at different times of the day and multiple days a week. It also helps to have others read your essay and receive their feedback.