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Purdue Supplemental Essays
— The Class of 2026 Guide —
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Start your Supplemental Essay Success below by previewing this guide’s three sections:
Information ⋄ Inspiration ⋄ Innovation
Discover strategies designed by an Ivy Alum and over three hundred success stories!
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— Supplemental Essay Prompts —
Through Guide Section 1 of 3—Information—explore this college’s supplemental essay prompts for Class of 2026 applicants, along with this college’s Supplemental Styles to streamline your essay-building process!
Supplemental Length
250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
College & Curriculum
Supplemental Essay Prompt 1
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— Purdue University Prompt 1 —
How will opportunities at Purdue support your interests, both in and out of the classroom? (250 words)
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250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Major & Missions
Supplemental Essay Prompt 2
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— Purdue University Prompt 2 —
Briefly discuss your reasons for pursuing the major you have selected. (250 words)
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250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Major & Missions
Supplemental Essay Prompt 3
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Briefly discuss your reasons for pursuing the alternate major you have selected. (Respond in 250 words or fewer.)
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Supplemental Length
500 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Major & Missions
Supplemental Essay Prompt 4
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— Purdue Honors Prompt 1 —
Explain your vision, ideas, or goals for how you hope to shape your honors experience while at Purdue. Please put this in the context of the four pillars which are the foundation of the Honors College. (500 word maximum)
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500 Word Maximum
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Major & Missions
Supplemental Essay Prompt 5
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— Purdue Honors Prompt 2 —
Please describe the interdisciplinary nature of your chosen field of study and how it complements or supports other fields. (Examples: You might describe how your work in a liberal arts career may impact or inform the work of an engineer.) (500 word maximum)
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Supplemental Essay Information
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Supplemental Strategy
Class of 2026 Applicants
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Insider Information
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring Purdue within your reach!
Throughout our Supplemental Essay Guides, we provide clarity through our Supplemental Essay Styles. The Styles streamline the entire supplemental essay-building process—and create more success stories.
Streamline your application process with the Supplemental Style Strategy—upgraded for Class of 2026 Students who dream of studying at Purdue University!
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— Supplemental Essay Examples —
Through Guide Section 2 of 3—Inspiration—read Successful Supplemental Essays from our Accepted Alumni! Discover ideas that stand out to admissions at Purdue, and find inspiration for your own success story.
Accepted Alumni
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Supplemental Style
Extracurriculars & Experiences
Supplemental Essay Example
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Featured Supplemental Essay Prompt For Purdue University Applicants:
Please briefly elaborate on one of your extracurricular activities or work experiences. 250 Word Maximum.
Successful Supplemental Essay Example From Our Accepted Alumni Student:
I realized during the pandemic that there was a need to provide free, individualized educational support. Not only did diverse learners find themselves struggling when thrust into remote learning, but there was also a lack of accessible STEM/arts educational support across communities. I aimed to channel my passion for programming into opportunities that could streamline the way we design, create, and learn.
With several friends with a passion for education and innovation, I launched [Tutoring-Based NPO Name] in June [Year].
A foremost priority was to promote accessibility to more communities by converting our company to a nonprofit. We secured our 501(c)(3) status after the first month of operation, which enabled us to make all classes free while improving our state-of-the-art learning tools. We continue to use virtual textbooks, drawing tablets, and communication platforms—which all provide full-fledged coursework at no cost to students.
As Co-Founder and President of [NPO Name], I handled multiple operations when launching the company. I drafted the company’s bylaws with our core values of accessibility in mind. I designed and continue to maintain our company’s website, manage our scheduling software to organize our large student/tutor base, and am currently in the process of developing our own software. I attend meetings to collaborate with other like-minded startups and manage Google Advertisements—all to ensure that we are helping as many students as possible.
Accelerate has allowed me to unite my drive to create innovation, my passion for teaching, and my desire to bring empathy to every endeavor.
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Through Guide Section 3 of 3—Innovation—learn success-proven methods to streamline your entire supplemental essay process. Our methods are designed by an Ivy Alum and 300+ student success stories!
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— Purdue Application Upgrade —
From guiding hundreds of students, we know that your success story takes much more than one essay—especially in 2025.
We are passionate about helping students master the process from start to submission—and to have clarity and confidence at every step. That’s why our innovative guides are curated for Class of 2026 students with big dreams.
A successful Purdue University Application requires the Supplemental Essays you see above, and much more. Below, learn what success looks like—from start to finish.
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— Start-To-Submission Success —
Embrace our success-proven methods to build your application essays—and find inspiration to help you at every step.
During the Upgraded Process, College Application Phase Five is the time to embark on some of the most challenging yet rewarding college application components—the specific Supplemental Essays essential for most colleges.
During this phase, learn to master the process of crafting successful College-Specific Supplemental Essays—and bring more colleges within your reach!
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— Upgraded Application Process —
Start your admissions success story with methods built by our Ivy League Founder and over 300 student success stories!
Our success-proven Five Phases Application Approach helps students streamline the entire college application process through success-shaping frameworks and more opportunities for aligned action.
We are passionate about guiding students through our start-to-submission application approach—because success stories require much more than one essay.
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— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring Purdue within your reach!
Throughout our Supplemental Essay Guides, we provide clarity through our Supplemental Essay Styles. The Styles streamline the entire supplemental essay-building process—and create more success stories.
Streamline your application process with the Supplemental Style Strategy—upgraded for Class of 2026 Students who dream of studying at Purdue University!
