Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Bethel University (MN) supplemental essays.
All 2 essay questions Bethel University (MN) asks this year, word for word, with the word limits and how to approach each one.
Checked against bethel.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: Two essays, at least 150 words each.
Bethel is a Christian university. Its questions say 150–1,000 words, but the Common App boxes stop at 800.
Why Bethel
Question 1 of 2 · 150–800 words
Describe why you want to attend Bethel University.
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.
Your relationship with Jesus
Question 2 of 2 · 150–800 words
Describe your relationship with Jesus Christ.
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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