Discover the big questions you’ll explore this year—and how innovation can supercharge your answers.
UNC Chapel Hill.
The upgraded way.
UNC Supplemental Essays
— The Class of 2026 Guide —
-
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!
-
— 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
Community & Collaboration
Supplemental Essay Prompt 1
— UNC Chapel Hill —
-
— UNC Chapel Hill Prompt 1 —
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged.
— 250 Word Maximum —
Supplemental Length
250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Major & Missions
Supplemental Essay Prompt 2
— UNC Chapel Hill —
-
— UNC Chapel Hill Prompt 2 —
Discuss an academic topic that you’re excited to explore and learn more about in college. Why does this topic interest you? Topics could be a specific course of study, research interests, or any other area related to your academic experience in college.
— 250 Word Maximum —
Supplemental Length
250 Word Maximum
Supplemental Style
Major & Missions
Global Opportunities Essay
— UNC Chapel Hill —
-
— Global Opportunities Prompt —
UNC Chapel Hill Global Opportunities Program Supplemental Essay Prompt:
Why do you want to participate in the global opportunities you’ve selected, and in what ways are you hoping to grow through the experience(s)?
— 250 Word Maximum —
Supplemental Essay Information
— UNC Chapel Hill —
Supplemental Strategy
Class of 2026 Applicants
Supplemental Essay
Insider Information
-
— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring UNC 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 UNC Chapel Hill!
— Upgraded Class of 2026 Essentials —
-
— 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 UNC Chapel Hill, and find inspiration for your own success story.
Accepted Alumni
Essay Example
Supplemental Style
Community & Collaboration
Supplemental Essay Example
— UNC Chapel Hill —
-
Featured Supplemental Essay Prompt For UNC Chapel Hill Applicants:
Discuss one of your personal qualities and share a story, anecdote, or memory of how it helped you make a positive impact on a community. This could be your current community or another community you have engaged. 250 Word Maximum.
Successful Supplemental Essay Example From Our Accepted Alumni Student:
I’m captivated by discussing new ideas, whether exploring a new derivative’s proof with math teammates or discussing banned books with my literature teacher.
My open-minded nature helps me get immersed in the flow of learning new things—and to foster new connections. I built my appreciation for considering diverse perspectives in what I thought would be a structured environment: Kumon. Between factoring and formulas, my first instructor told me of family experiences, of learning in college, and travels to Spain. He helped me to develop a stronger foundation not only in math—but in being open to multiple perspectives.
Over the years, my open-mindedness has helped me be a better learner—and a better mentor. I embraced this value most in my role teaching students in summer robotics camps. With students at my station, I emphasized that it is okay to make mistakes when learning new skills. I aimed to create an approachable environment, especially for those who might seem more uncertain at first. When I see a student who seems overly-preoccupied by mistakes, I try to give them a little more freedom or self-direction in a task. We might be trying to make our robot follow a set path on an obstacle course, but it’s still just as enlightening when the robot smashes into an obstacle we have set out. I laugh along with them and give them a chance to try again.
And I continue to remind them that even when they don’t get it right—there are lessons in the unexpected.
-
— 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!
-
![]()
— UNC 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 UNC Chapel Hill Application requires the Supplemental Essays you see above, and much more. Below, learn what success looks like—from start to finish.
-
![]()
— 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!
-
![]()
— 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.
-
![]()
— Supplemental Essay Strategy —
Streamline your supplemental essay process with our Supplemental Strategy—and bring UNC 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 UNC Chapel Hill!
