Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
University of Delaware supplemental essays.
The essay question University of Delaware asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against udel.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: Common App essay, plus an optional grades explanation.
Delaware's only extra writing is an optional self-appraisal for explaining an unusual grade.
Optional: self-appraisal of your grades
Self-Appraisal of your academic performance: The Admissions Committee expects that you will take advantage of this question to explain any grade on your transcript that is unusually low or varies significantly from your usual performance.
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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