Supplemental essays · 2026–27 application
Wheeling University supplemental essays.
The essay question Wheeling University asks this year, word for word, with the word limit and how to approach it.
Checked against wheeling.edu and the Common App application on October 17, 2026
What you write: One essay, up to 250 words.
You can submit a graded paper instead of writing something new.
Something that helps us know you
In 250 words or fewer, please tell us about a significant experience you've had, an accomplishment or risk you have taken, a person who has made a difference in your life, a topic of concern to you, or anything else you think would help us learn more about you.
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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