1. Start early Brainstorming is an essential first step in the common app process. If there’s anything we’ve learned about brainstorming, it’s that it takes time. Set yourself…

The Common App has released its personal statement prompts for the 2023-2024 application cycle, and they will remain the same as this past year’s. Scott Anderson, a senior…

Ahh, summer. The sun is shining, the beach is calling, and students everywhere are starting their Common App essays. Here at Options, we know that students who work…