Schools + Prompts
9 schools · 14 essays · prompts auto-loaded from 2025-26 cycleY
Yale · Leadership · long-essay pick-one
"Reflect on your membership in a community to which you feel connected. Why is this community meaningful to you?"
≤ 400w
12 days
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Stanford · Curiosity
"Reflect on an idea or experience that makes you genuinely excited about learning."
100-250w
12 days
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M
MIT · Done for pleasure
"We know you lead a busy life… Tell us about something you do simply for the pleasure of it."
100-200w
12 days
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CA
Common App · main · pick 1 of 7
"Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth..." + 6 others
≤ 650w
31 days
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UC
UC PIQ #2 · Creativity · sent to all UC campuses
"Every person has a creative side… Describe how you express your creative side."
≤ 350w
38 days
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UC
UC PIQ #5 · Challenge
"Describe the most significant challenge you have faced and the steps you have taken to overcome this challenge."
≤ 350w
38 days
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H
Harvard · Disagreement
"Describe a time when you strongly disagreed with someone about an idea or issue. How did you communicate or engage?"
≤ 150w
68 days
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Harvard · Roommate
"Top 3 things your roommates might like to know about you."
≤ 150w
68 days
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Princeton · Voice 2 · service & civic
"Princeton has a longstanding commitment to understanding our responsibility to society…"
≤ 250w
68 days
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⚡ Iris · matching this prompt
"Reflect on a community to which you feel connected. Why is it meaningful?"
FROM YOUR 7 SOURCE STORYLINES:
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The Debate Walk-Out
strong fit · already locked in arena
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The Translator's Daughter
community = bilingual home
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The Hidden Reader
weak — too inward, not community
⚡ UC strategy
UC requires 4 of 8 PIQs. Iris recommends these 4 based on your strongest themes (creativity + leadership):
1Leadership redundant w/ Yale
2Creativity ★ → Hidden Reader
3Talent / skill
4Educational opp ★ → Translator's Daughter
5Challenge ★ → Missed Note
6Academic subject
7Community ★ → Debate Walk-Out
8Open prompt
✨ This combo covers 4 different themes (no overlap) and uses 4 of your 7 source storylines.
🔄 reuse opportunity
Your "Why community" essay for Yale is 400w. Brown's community prompt wants 250w — you can adapt the same arena. Save ~3 hours.