UCLA Supplemental Prompt 1: (See the Berkeley supplemental page — UCLA shares the same 8 UC Personal Insight...

Word limit: 350 words. Required. What they're looking for: Strategy: spread topics across academics, character, leadership, creativity. Don't repeat themes from your Common App essay (UC has none). Common pitfalls: Picking 4 prompts that all show the same trait. Treating the PIQs as essays — they're answers, not narratives.

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2026-27 Cycle • 1 prompt

UCLA supplemental essays.

Every UCLA supplemental prompt for the 2026-27 cycle, with the word limit, what they're looking for, and the most common pitfalls.

Same UC PIQs as Berkeley — pick any 4 of the 8. UCLA does not require additional supplements.

Prompt 1: (See the Berkeley supplemental page — UCLA shares the same 8 UC Personal Insight Questions. Choose any 4.)
350 wordsrequired
What they really want
- Strategy: spread topics across academics, character, leadership, creativity.
- Don't repeat themes from your Common App essay (UC has none).
Avoid
- Picking 4 prompts that all show the same trait.
- Treating the PIQs as essays — they're answers, not narratives.

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2026-27 Cycle • 1 prompt

UCLA supplemental essays.

Every UCLA supplemental prompt for the 2026-27 cycle, with the word limit, what they're looking for, and the most common pitfalls.

Same UC PIQs as Berkeley — pick any 4 of the 8. UCLA does not require additional supplements.

Prompt 1: (See the Berkeley supplemental page — UCLA shares the same 8 UC Personal Insight Questions. Choose any 4.)
350 wordsrequired
What they really want
- Strategy: spread topics across academics, character, leadership, creativity.
- Don't repeat themes from your Common App essay (UC has none).
Avoid
- Picking 4 prompts that all show the same trait.
- Treating the PIQs as essays — they're answers, not narratives.

Related UCLA pages

UCLA full profile Why UCLA? essay guide UCLA acceptance rate How to get into UCLA

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Get line-by-line scoring across the six-dimension rubric. Free tier includes 5 essays.

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More school supplements

Dartmouth College

2 prompts

UC Berkeley

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Carnegie Mellon University

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