Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Benedictine College supplemental essays.
All 2 essay questions Benedictine College asks this year, word for word, with the word limits and how to approach each one.
Checked against benedictine.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: One short answer, up to 250 words, plus an optional essay, up to 500.
Why Benedictine
Why are you interested in Benedictine College?
How to approach it
- Name things you could only find at this college: a class, a professor, a program, a tradition.
- Tie every detail to something true about you.
- Swap test: if another college’s name fits your sentence, it’s too general.
Optional: impress us
There's no formal essay required. If you'd like to take this opportunity to impress us even more, please do! You can copy and paste an essay or story you have written or describe an achievement or an ability not reflected on this application.
How to approach it
- Pick one moment and stay there. Readers remember a scene, not a summary.
- Spend at least a third of the essay on what you thought and how you changed.
- Read it out loud. If a line doesn’t sound like you, it isn’t done yet.
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