Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Maine Maritime Academy supplemental essays.
The essay question Maine Maritime Academy asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against mainemaritime.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: One essay, 100–400 words.
No AI on this essay
Maine Maritime says your writing should be your own words and that using AI isn't appropriate for a personal writing sample. That includes AI feedback, so our free review is turned off for these questions.
Why MMA
Please elaborate on your enthusiasm for becoming part of Maine Maritime Academy's close-knit community and emphasize the qualities you possess that will make you a great fit for MMA.
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.
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