Great Common App Essay on Challenging a Belief or Idea

Click on the link to access even more of Dr. Bernstein's strategies on this revised Common Application essay topic for 2017-2018: "Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?”

The older version of this essay topic was: “Reflect on a time when you challenged a belief or idea. What prompted you to act? Would you make the same decision again?”

In this video, I help you understand why college admissions officers are interested in learning more about your experience questioning and challenging beliefs or ideas. I’m also sharing with you a case study of one of my students who was accepted to an engineering program at an Ivy League school.

Through the sample student essay, you'll learn techniques for generating immediate interest in your college application essays and why it's important to include shifts in tone and mood.

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beautiful professor! Keep the work up miss Bernstein :)