Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) supplemental essays.
The essay question Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against msudenver.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: One optional statement, up to 800 words, if challenges affected your grades.
Optional: challenges that affected your grades
Up to 800 words · Optional
Please share the challenges inside and/or outside of the classroom that affected your academic performance and what steps you have taken or will take to be more successful as a student at MSU Denver.
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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