Georgetown supplemental essays 2026-27

“Briefly discuss the significance to you of the school or summer activity in which you have been most involved.”

Limit: 250 words · Who: All first-year applicants (Georgetown Application writing supplement) · Required for this group

Choose the commitment where your own part is clearest, even if it is not the biggest line on your list, and spend the words on what you did that someone else in your seat would not have.

“In all our lives, we interact with people who hold different viewpoints than our own. Describe such an event you experienced. What did you learn from the experience?”

Limit: 250 words · Who: All first-year applicants · Required for this group

Readers want the actual exchange: who it was, what each of you said, and what you did next. An answer that ends on everyone should listen more reads like all the others; the specific habit you changed afterward is what they remember.

“As Georgetown is a diverse community, the Admissions Committee would like to know more about you in your own words. Please submit a brief personal or creative essay which you feel best describes you and reflects on your personal background and individual experiences, skills, and talents.”

Limit: 650 words · Who: All first-year applicants. Georgetown says the Common App personal statement may be reused if it fits · Required for this group

Pick one part of your background and one moment where it mattered, then show what it changed in how you act now. A survey of your whole life in 650 words reads as a list, and readers have the rest of the file for that.

“Founded in 1789, the Georgetown College of Arts & Sciences is committed to the Jesuit traditions of an integrated education and of productive research in the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and fine arts. Describe your interest in studying in the College of Arts & Sciences. Applicants interested in the sciences, mathematics, or languages are encouraged to make specific reference to their choice of major.”

Limit: 500 words · Who: Applicants to the College of Arts & Sciences · Required for this group

Georgetown's readers see this answer more than any other, and most versions would survive a find-and-replace with another college's name. Try it on your draft: every sentence that still works with a rival's name in it has to go. What is left should be things you would actually use at Georgetown, each tied to something you have already done.

“For nearly 50 years, Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy has equipped leaders and changemakers with the interdisciplinary skills to address local, national and global policy problems. Undergraduate public policy students at Georgetown will have the unique opportunity to live and study on two campuses, spending their first two years immersed on the Hilltop, before completing the second half of their time at Georgetown on the Capitol Campus, immersed in the policy world. Describe your primary motivations for studying public policy at Georgetown University and dedicating your undergraduate studies toward a future related to public service.”

Limit: 500 words · Who: Applicants to the McCourt School of Public Policy · Required for this group

“Through this joint program between the College of Arts & Sciences and the Earth Commons Institute, you’ll explore theories and practical skills in the classroom, in the field, and around the world, and put it all together to make a difference. Describe your primary motivations for studying environment and sustainability at Georgetown University to effect positive change in the world.”

Limit: 500 words · Who: Applicants to the Earth Commons Institute (joint program with the College of Arts & Sciences) · Required for this group

“Georgetown University’s Berkley School of Nursing is committed to the formation of ethical, empathetic, and transformational nursing leaders. Describe the factors that have influenced your interest in studying Nursing at Georgetown University.”

Limit: 500 words · Who: Applicants to the Berkley School of Nursing · Required for this group

“Georgetown University’s School of Health was founded to advance the health and well-being of people locally, nationally, and globally through innovative research, the delivery of interdisciplinary education, and transformative engagement of communities. Describe the factors that influenced your interest in studying health care at Georgetown University, specifically addressing your intended related major: Global Health, Health Care Management & Policy, or Human Science.”

Limit: 500 words · Who: Applicants to the School of Health · Required for this group

“Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service was founded more than a century ago to prepare generations of leaders with the foundational skills to address global issues. Describe your primary motivations for studying international affairs at Georgetown University and dedicating your undergraduate studies toward a future in global service.”

Limit: 500 words · Who: Applicants to the Walsh School of Foreign Service · Required for this group

“Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business provides graduates with essential global, ethical, analytical, financial, and diverse perspectives on the economies of our nation and the world. Describe your primary motivations for studying business at Georgetown University.”

Limit: 500 words · Who: Applicants to the McDonough School of Business · Required for this group