100 Really Good College Essay Topics

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100 Interesting College Essay Topics

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2014-15 Common Application Essay Topics

• A story or background that is so important to
  your identity that your application would be
  incomplete without it.
• Your experience of failure what lessons did you
  learn from it?
• A time when you challenged some of your beliefs.
  Would you do the same again?
• A place where you feel happy. What do you do
  there and why that place?
• An event that marked your transition from
  childhood to adulthood in your family or
  community.

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A background
1. 10 minutes that changed you forever. 2. A
lesson you learnt in public transport. 3. A trip
from which you returned a new person.4. A quote
of a famous person that always inspires you.
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A background
5. A hobby which revolutionized your world.6.
Adopting a pet as a point of no return.7. A
lesson from someone whos younger than you.8. A
video game that transformed you.
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A background
9. If you were a song, which one would you be and
why?10. The homework youll never forget. 11. A
mistake you would make again and why. 12. A
life-changing talk in an elevator.
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A background
13. A person who taught you whats most important
in life. 14. Are you going in someones footsteps
choosing a college? 15. The best advice you ever
received (gave). 16. What advice would you give a
10-year old you?
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A background
17. How social media presence changed you. 18.
One thing youd love to change about your
past. 19. The moment you decided to go to
college. 20. The happiest time in your life.

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A failure
21. The misunderstanding youre still ashamed
of. 22. The most embarrassing point in your
life. 23. The promise you didnt keep to. 24.
Your failure in public speaking.
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A failure
25. Hurting someone whos weaker than you. 26.
The words you are sorry for. 27. How you didnt
help your friend and why. 28. A relationship
failure How you loved but werent loved.
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A failure
29. An unbelievable story how you missed the
train. 30. Dressing completely inappropriate in a
certain situation. 31. Losing a game or a
competition. 32. Losing keys/ money/ phone and
learning from it.
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A failure

• 33.How you were close to failure but someone
  saved you.
• Failure to hide something from parents.
• The worst way you ever killed time.
• The failure to dress appropriately to the
  situation.

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A failure
37. Your failure as a cook. 38. Succeeding in
something after failing more than twice. 39.
Giving up in realizing a dream. 40. Not buying
something you wanted, realizing that you dont
actually need it.
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A challenge
41. The movie after which youll never be the
same. 42. An encounter which reminded you how
much you love your Mom. 43. An eye-opening
lecture from your teacher. 44. Seeing the two
different sides of bullying.
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A challenge
45. A person who changed your attitude to
religion. 46. Learning to dance in the rain. 47.
Doing something unpleasant made you stronger.
48. An illness which made you think that health
is above all.
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A challenge

• 49. Your first job changing your attitude to
  money.
• The broken heart which made you kinder.
• An elderly person who influenced you.
• A fiction character (celebrity) you worshipped.

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A challenge
53. A historical event influencing your
destiny. 54. Volunteering as an eye-opener. 55.
Traveling abroad as a window to another
culture. 56. The biggest disappointment because
you were lied to.
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A challenge
57. The technology which changed your life. 58.
An inspiring story from the Internet. 59. First
steps to healthy eating. 60. Seeing something
shocking in the street.
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A place
61. The arms of someone you love. 62. Your
Facebook page. 63. The home of your
childhood. 64. The library.
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A place
65. A lost road. 66. Your grandmothers
kitchen. 67. Your bed (especially in the
mornings). 68. At the seaside.
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A place

• 69. A desert island.
• 70. A wild forest.
• The back row of a lecture hall.
• An overcrowded concert hall.

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A place
73. Your garden. 74. The roof of a
skyscraper. 75. An overcrowded street in an
unknown city. 76. A train where nobody knows you.

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A place
77. A party at one of your friends. 78. Your
usual seat in class. 79. A spaceship flying to
Mars. 80. At a campfire.
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An event
81. Earning your first dollar. 82. Spending your
first dollar. 83. Realizing Santa Claus isnt
real. 84. Having a younger brother (sister).
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An event
85. Understanding fast food is bad for you. 86.
Accepting the fact that parents were right. 87.
Realizing you want a college degree. 88.
Accepting the responsibility for your life.
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An event
89. Acknowledging that classic music is cool. 90.
Formulating goals and fulfilling them. 91.
Respecting the opinion different from yours. 92.
Avoiding the risks.
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An event
93. Caring for someone. 94. Making a long-term
plan and realizing it. 95. Not giving up despite
the difficulties. 96. Understanding that
diversity is important.
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An event
97. Acknowledging your mistake. 98. Understanding
that relationships are more important than
defending your point of view. 99. Understanding
that appearance is deceptive. 100. Not waiting
for approval.