College Admission Essays 2013-2014
Apply Texas
(www.applytexas.org)
Apply Texas is an online application that allows you to complete your admission applications for most Texas public and private
universities (check https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/html/research_your_options.html to see if the school you are interested
in allows you to complete an application through Apply Texas). If you plan to apply to a university in Texas, you will need to
complete the admission application on ApplyTexas.org and write at least one of these essays:
Essay B:
Describe a circumstance, obstacle or conflict in your life, and the skills and resources you used to
resolve it. Did it change you? If so, how?
Common Application
(www.commonapp.org)
The Common Application is an online application for private schools and schools outside of Texas. Not all schools will accept an
application through the Common Application. For a list of schools, check out:
https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Members.aspx . Essays on the Common App should be between 250-650 words.
The essay topics on the Common Application are:
Recount an incident or time when you experienced failure. How did it affect you, and what lessons
did you learn?
Describe a place or environment where you were perfectly content. What do you do or experience
there, and why is it meaningful to you?