Guide to the 2025-26 Common App Essays: Tackling the Topic of Your Choice (Prompt 7)

The seventh essay prompt of the 2025-26 Common Application is the legendary topic of your choice. If you're wondering whether you should choose to respond to this prompt or one of the other six, stay tuned. College Essay Advisors' Founder and Chief Advisor, Stacey Brook, is here to point you in the right direction and give you some valuable advice along the way.

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Full prompt text:
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.

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Question: Could this be an opportunity to write a long-winded story? One that involves small moments of reflection and entertainment on your life, that ultimate lead to a big picture?