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Wake Forest essay prompts for 2026-27
Copy the prompt you are answering into the prompt field above, then paste your draft, so the readers grade the answer against the question it has to answer.
Five Books
List five books you have read that intrigued you. Provide each book's title, author, and indicate whether the selection was required or not required for school.
Required
Intellectual Curiosity
Tell us what piques your intellectual curiosity or has helped you understand the world's complexity. This can include a work you've read, a project you've completed for a class, and even co-curricular activities in which you have been involved.
150 words max · Required
Maya Angelou Quote
Dr. Maya Angelou, renowned author, poet, civil-rights activist, and former Wake Forest University Reynolds Professor of American Studies, inspired others to celebrate their identities and to honor each person's dignity. Choose one of Dr. Angelou's powerful quotes. How does this quote relate to your lived experience, or how do you envision the quote relating to your time at Wake Forest? You may also choose to reflect on how you plan to contribute to the Wake Forest community.
300 words max · Required
Top Ten List
Make a top-ten list. We're purposely keeping the topic vague — show us what you find list-worthy.
Required
All Wake Forest supplemental essays, with word limits and the published source.
How Kolly grades a Wake Forest essay
The grade covers the same six dimensions as every Kolly read: hook, theme, detail, authenticity, reflection, and writing, each scored from 0 to 5. The big number is a percentile that shows where your draft lands among accepted essays of the same type from top US schools. Wake Forest readers, like their counterparts at peer schools, read fast and form an impression in the first paragraph. The verdict quotes the line that lands and names the weakest moment, so you know what to fix first.
Why Kolly instead of a ChatGPT read
ChatGPT and other general models grade against writing in general, which is not what Wake Forest readers do. Kolly grades against essays that got in, and four readers argue over the draft before they vote, so a polished answer that says nothing specific gets called out instead of praised. The quick read is free without an account. A free Kolly account adds the full review: a stronger scoring model, notes on each paragraph, and a fix-it plan.
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