Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
The University of Texas at San Antonio supplemental essays.
The essay question The University of Texas at San Antonio asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against utsa.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: One essay, 500–700 words.
This is ApplyTexas Topic A.
Tell us your story
500–700 words
Tell us your story. What unique opportunities or challenges have you experienced throughout your high school career that have shaped who you are today?
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.
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