Along with the announcement of a NEW Common App essay prompt option, Common App has also announced some updates to the other prompts. They also told why they made the changes, and they shared some other updates that have been made to the app! Students will be very familiar with the Common App in just a few short months, and we are so excited about it all! We are pleased to share the 2015-2016 Essay Prompts with you. New language appears in italics: Some students have a backg