First-year essay prompts

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• have a background, identity, interest, or talent

• obstacles we encounter

• later success

• Recount

• faced a challenge, setback, or failure

• learn from the experience?

• questioned or challenged a belief or idea

• prompted your thinking

• outcome

• made you happy or thankful in a surprising way.

• this gratitude affected or motivated you

• accomplishment, event, or realization

• sparked a period of personal growth

• understanding of yourself or others

• a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging

• turn to when you want to learn more

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