Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Sattler College supplemental essays.
All 2 essay questions Sattler College asks this year, word for word, with the word limits and how to approach each one.
Checked against sattler.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: Two essays, 100–500 words each.
Sattler is a Christian college. Both questions refer to material in the Common App (its Entrustment commitment and Founding Precepts); read those first.
Living out the Entrustment
How do you intend to live out your Entrustment commitment?
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.
Sattler's Founding Precepts
Based on what you read, what are your thoughts on Sattler's Founding Precepts?
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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