How to Write the Common App Essay Prompt #3 (2020)

Join CollegeVine co-founder Vinay Bhaskara as he discusses how to answer Prompt 3 for the Common App essay. The prompt is: "Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?"

He'll explain the best approach to answer the prompt, as well as what to avoid.

[animeshdalal]

If I'm talking about my religious beliefs that are contrary to those of a society that strongly believes them, and how it has changed my whole life since my childhood, is that a good approach?

[Astrogrrl]

Could I write about my own internal struggle with my adhd and challenging what people have assumed about me because of my adhd? But it’s more of an internal/personal thing than me changing something externally