Find College Supplemental Essays Early: Your Teen’s Secret Advantage
Lisa Marker Robbins
Apr 2, 2025
Discover what colleges will ask your teen YEARS before they need to write their essays.
Is your college-bound teen prepared for the important supplemental essays that can strengthen their applications? Many families don’t realize that these essay prompts are available long before senior year—and knowing them early gives your student a significant advantage.
Why This Matters Now
Even if your teen is only a sophomore, understanding what colleges will ask them to write about can:
- Guide their extracurricular choices and summer activities
- Help them collect meaningful experiences to write about
- Reduce senior year stress by planning ahead
- Create more authentic, thoughtful essays that showcase their strengths
What You’ll Learn in This Step-by-Step Video
In this free 5-minute tutorial, I’ll show you:
- How to access the Common App even years before your teen applies
- Where to find the exact supplemental essay questions for any college
- Where some questions hide in unexpected places (and how to find them)
- How to use these prompts to strategically plan your teen’s high school journey
This simple strategy has helped thousands of my students create thoughtful applications that showcase their authentic selves—rather than rushing to write generic essays at the last minute.
“When it came to writing the ‘Why This Major’ essay, Lisa’s support through Launch Career Clarity, made the process easy. My daughter knew exactly why she was choosing her major, how her high school choices guided her there, and what she intends to do after graduation. Thank you!”
