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How to Write the Common App Essay Prompt 2: Example and Guide 2026-2027

Hello to our loyal readers who are back for the second installment of our Common App Essay “hot or not” guide, Prompt #2 edition. If you’re here after checking out our blog on Prompt #1 and deciding against it, first of all, congratulations, and welcome to the right side of history. If this is your first foray into this series, all you need to know is that we’re breaking down the pros and cons of every Common App prompt and walking through essay strategies for each one.

The Best Majors at Harvard

First off, Harvard doesn’t call majors “majors.” Instead, they like the term “concentrations.” This is one really obvious example of how Harvard likes to differentiate themselves from the thousands of colleges and universities in the United States. They don’t really need to do much to sound different, though. Harvard is undeniably an iconic university with outstanding Ivy League pedigree. It’s also one of the hardest schools to gain admission to in the country. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 was only 4.2%.

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Freshman Year Transfer to MIT 2026

Some students leave the admissions cycle feeling like their results didn’t match their academic ability. Others get to campus and realize pretty quickly that the intellectual environment isn’t quite what they hoped for. Maybe the coursework isn’t rigorous enough. Maybe the research opportunities are limited. Maybe the culture just doesn’t feel right. That’s where transferring comes in.

The Best Majors at Dartmouth

Dartmouth is a prestigious Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire. The acceptance rate for the Class of 2029 was 6%, which is higher than most of the Ivy League schools, but only by a percentage point or so.

How to Write the Common App Essay Prompt 1: Example and Guide 2026-2027

Welcome! If you’re reading this first post in our “How to Write the Common App Essay” series, we know exactly why you’re here. You know what they say… the admissions blog loiterers of today are the college freshmen of tomorrow!

Freshman Year Transfer to Yale 2026

You’ve only recently committed to your college, or maybe you haven’t even started yet, and already you’re wondering if you should try again somewhere else.

Freshman Year Transfer to Cornell 2026

Maybe you haven’t even set foot on campus yet. Or maybe you’ve been there just long enough to start asking a difficult question: Did I choose the right school? Maybe you’ve even been offered the Cornell Transfer Option, and this has always been the plan!

Freshman Year Transfer to Brown 2026

Maybe you haven’t even arrived on campus yet. Maybe you’ve been there for a few weeks. Either way, the thought has already crossed your mind: Should I try to transfer?

The Best Majors at Stanford

Stanford is one of the most coveted acceptances among top students in America, and it’s a supremely difficult nut to crack. The acceptance rate is not released in a timely manner anymore — they’ve said to reduce student stress — but it is around about 4%. At the same time that the acceptance rate has been dropping, the interests of the student body have been concentrating.

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UCLA (Samueli) Engineering Undergrad Admissions Strategy

If you are a hopeful engineer who is California dreaming, you probably have at least one UC school on your list. While all nine schools in the University of California system have engineering programs, UCLA’s Samueli School of Engineering is among the most popular. UCLA is a public land-grant research university located in Los Angeles. Generally, UCLA is one of, if not the hardest, UC to get into. Last year, their acceptance rate was 8.9%. The school hasn’t been releasing separate rates for in-state and out-of-state students, but it will be significantly lower for out-of-state students. Their acceptance rate is also different for engineers. But more on that in a second. The TLDR is that it is hard to get into UCLA; you need to be a top candidate. There are a couple of steps you have to take if you are a serious UCLA applicant. We are here to break them down.