Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Landmark College supplemental essays.
The essay question Landmark College asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against landmark.edu on October 18, 2026
What you write: Only if you don't have a diagnosis or testing documentation. A personal statement is recommended but not required.
Landmark is for students who learn differently. It doesn't require the Common App essay; its Common App Writing section has an upload for a Landmark writing supplement, and its admissions page lists this statement as the written alternative to a diagnosis or testing documentation.
Your academic challenges and supports
Please describe your history of academic challenges and identify the support services you have used/received to manage these struggles.
Only if you don't have a diagnosis of a learning or attention challenge, or testing documentation.
How to approach it
- Keep the hard part short. Most of the essay is what you did next.
- Show the steps you took, with real details.
- End with what you understand now that you didn’t before.
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