Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Simpson College supplemental essays.
The essay question Simpson College asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against simpson.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: Optional. Answer a Common App prompt or Simpson's question, 250–800 words.
Optional: what you'd add to Simpson
250–800 words · Optional
How will your unique experiences and perspectives add to the Simpson Experience/Simpson Community?
You can answer any Common App essay prompt here instead.
How to approach it
- Say plainly what the community is.
- Show your place in it with one real scene.
- End with what you’d bring to campus.
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