Guide/04 School-by-School Supplements
Illinois (UIUC) Essays 2026–27
UIUC's two 150-word essays about your first-choice major (a related experience, and your goals), the second-choice major essay, and the alternate prompts for undeclared applicants.
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign asks two essays of about 150 words each, both about your first-choice major: a related experience from the past three to four years, and your goals after graduating and how the major helps you reach them. If you list a second-choice major, you write a third.
Every UIUC essay is about your major. This guide shows how to make 150 words count...
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What’s in this chapter
- 1The prompts at a glance
- 2Why the major focus matters
- 3The experience essay
- 4The goals essay
- 5The second-choice essay