Supplemental Essays

UPenn requires two essays from every applicant, plus one to two additional essays tied to your specific program, for a total of three to

The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) requires four supplemental essays, officially called Personal Insight Questions. You’ll choose four from a set of eight

This blog covers everything about Wellesley supplemental essays, including prompt breakdowns, writing tips, and ways to make your essays unique and impactful.

This blog covers everything about Harvey Mudd supplemental essays, including prompt breakdowns, writing tips, and ways to make your essays unique and impactful.

This blog covers everything about Swarthmore supplemental essays, including prompt breakdowns, writing tips, and ways to make your essays unique and impactful.

This blog covers everything about MIT supplemental essays, including prompt breakdowns, writing tips, and ways to make your essays unique and impactful.

Case Western Reserve University requires two supplemental essays only for applicants to the Pre-Professional Scholars Program, which has an acceptance rate of just 1%.

This blog covers everything about UT Austin supplemental essays, including prompt breakdowns, writing tips, and ways to make your essays unique and impactful.

Applying to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) means answering two to three supplemental essay prompts, each approximately 150 words. The number of prompts