Two major changes for the upcoming 2017–18 school year. Available earlier (October 1 of the previous year instead of January 1 of the upcoming school year). Use income information from an earlier tax year (2015 for the upcoming 2017-18 year).
Some say “prompts don’t matter”. To me, prompts are a means to the ends…good starting points to brainstorm and articulate YOUR life’s experiences. The College Essay Advisors, recently featured in TIME Magazine, do leverage a great technique they call “Backwards Brainstorm”…http://ti.me/2aEbc3B
Steve LeMenager, who worked in the admissions office of Princeton University for 24 years…http://www.businessinsider.com/princeton-admissions-director-biggest-college-application-mistakes-2016-9