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College Essay Topics
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ApplyTexas Topics
Topic A (Freshman and International Freshman):
Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today?
Topic B (Freshman and International Freshman):
Most students have an identity, an interest, or a talent that defines them in an essential way. Tell us about yourself.
Topic C (Freshman and International Freshman):
You've got a ticket in your hand - Where will you go? What will you do? What will happen when you get there?
Topic D
Please Note: The essay in this section is specific to certain college majors and is not required by all colleges/universities that accept ApplyTexas applications. If you are not applying for a major in Architecture/Interior Design, Art, Art History, Design, Studio Art, Visual Art Studies/Art Education you are not required to write this essay.
Personal interaction with objects, images and spaces can be so powerful as to change the way one thinks about particular issues or topics. For your intended area of study (architecture/interior design, art history, design, studio art, visual art studies/art education), describe an experience where instruction in that area or your personal interaction with an object, image or space effected this type of change in your thinking. What did you do to act upon your new thinking and what have you done to prepare yourself for further study in this area?
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Common App Prompts