Breaking news! With 72% of college entrance exams optional n | Crimson Education Singapore

Breaking news! With 72% of college entrance exams optional next year, personal essays now carry unprecedented weight in the college admissions process. Universities are increasingly leaning towards more eccentric essay prompts, such as UChicago's question for the 2022/2023 application cycle: "what advice would a wisdom tooth have?" Universities who are asking uncommon questions claim to be doing so to find out more about how an applicant thinks, and how they play off different ideas. Want to learn more tips about how to answer these off-the-wall admissions essay prompts? Check out this article from the Wall Street Journal, and discover more absurd essay questions!