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Dartmouth Supplemental Essays 2026–27
Dartmouth's 2026–27 Why Dartmouth (100 words), introduce-yourself essay, and choice of six creative prompts, with how to approach each.
Dartmouth asks a 100-word Why Dartmouth essay, a 250-word essay from two options ("Let your life speak" about where you were raised, or "Be yourself… introduce yourself"), and a 250-word essay from six creative options, including "What excites you?", making an impact, a book that changed you, a difficult conversation, your nerdy side, and difference.
Dartmouth is known for a close-knit, outdoorsy, undergraduate-focused culture. This guide shows how to write to it...
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What’s in this chapter
- 1The prompts at a glance
- 2Why Dartmouth (100 words)
- 3The "introduce yourself" essay
- 4The six creative options
- 5See it on the page