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So, days before the 2016 election, I decided to fly into a battleground state -- and talk to them.
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KING: Police brutality fix needs change in systems racial makeup. Today kicks off Part 1 in a 5 week, 25-part series exploring solutions for police brutality in America. The problem is actually deeply entrenched and amazingly complicated. It has no quick fixes. No one solution will solve the problem. The Common Application Announces 2016-2017 Essay Prompts.
The Common Application has announced that the 2016-2017 personal statement essay prompts will be the same as the 2015-2016 prompts. By conducting a review process every other year, rather than annually, we can hear from admissions officers, as well as students, parents, and counselors, about the effectiveness of the essay prompts. These prompts are designed to elicit information that will strengthen the other components of the application. "We want to make sure that every applicant can find a home within the essay prompts, and that they can use the prompts as a starting point to write an essay that is authentic and distinguishing," said Scott Anderson, former school counselor and current Senior Director for Programs and Partnerships for The Common Application. With the release of the essay prompts and the announcement that student accounts created now will roll over to 2016-2017, counselors can introduce their juniors to the Common App now, or whenever they are ready.
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