University of Maryland, College Park

What are the University of Maryland’s supplemental essay prompts?

The University of Maryland asks applicants to complete six short supplemental responses. Each response has a maximum of 650 characters, not words.

Prompt #1

If I could travel anywhere, I would go to... (650 characters)

Prompt #2

The most interesting fact I ever learned from research was... (650 characters)

Prompt #3

In addition to my major, my academic interests include... (650 characters)

Prompt #4

My favorite thing about last Monday was... (650 characters)

Prompt #5

Something you might not know about me is... (650 characters)

Prompt #6

The University of Maryland values diversity in many forms and asks applicants to describe how they have learned, grown, been inspired, or developed skills through one or more components of diversity. (650 characters)