common系统是美国大多数学校都共用的网申系统，因此每年的common系统文书题目都是本科申请关注的重点之一，2018-2019的essay题目相比去年没有太大的变化，以下为今年的essay题目：
- Some stuents have a backgroun, ientity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application woul be incomplete without it. If this souns like you, then please share your story.
（有些学生的背景、特性、兴趣或才能非常重要，以至于他们认为，如果没有它，整个申请就不完整。如果你正是这种情况，请和我们分享你的故事。）
- The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be funamental to later success. Recount a time when you face a challenge, setback, or failure. How i it affect you, an what i you learn from the experience?
（我们从遇到的困难/阻碍中吸取的教训会为我们将来的成功打下基础。回忆一次面临挑战、遇到挫折、遭遇失败的经历，并说明它是如何影响你的，你又从中学到了什么？）
- Reflect on a time when you questione or challenge a belief or iea. What prompte your thinking? What was the outcome?
(请回忆你挑战某种观点或信念的经历。是什么促使你这么做？结果是怎样的？)
- Describe a problem you’ve solve or a problem you’ like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical ilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you an what steps you took or coul be taken to ientify a solution.
(描述一个你已经解决或想要解决的难题，这个难题可以是智力上的挑战，研究中的疑问，道德困境——任何你觉得重要的事情，范围不限。请解释这个难题对你的重要性，并且你解决问题采取的措施或者会如何一步步找解决方案。)
- Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparke a perio of personal growth an a new unerstaning of yourself or others.
(描述一个成就、事件，或者领悟促进个人成长，和引出对自己或者对他人的新的理解。)
6.Describe a topic, iea, or concept you fin so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why oes it captivate you? What or who o you turn to when you want to learn more?
(描述一个主题，想法或概念，你发现如此引人入胜，使你研究的忘却了时间。它为什么吸引你？当你想学习更多的东西时，你向谁/什么求助了？)
- Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you’ve alreay written, one that respons to a ifferent prompt, or one of your own esign.
(分享一篇根据申请者自行挑选的任何一个题目而写的文章。文章可以是先前写好的，也可以是针对一个不同题目而写的文章，或者自拟题目。)
