A New Optional COVID-19 Writing Section in the Common App

Date published: | John BlackSmith
Posted in: Blog | Writing Online
Tags: Additional essay after COVID-19 | COVID-19 impact on students`lives | education environment 2020\2021 | educational institutions changes | essay about impact on student lives
Multiple college applicants will be tempted to describe the impact of COVID-19 on their lives in their college essays this fall. However, they risk telling one same story about the pandemic — the one any high school junior can share these days. Because of this concern, a decision was made to add a new writing…