Prompt database · 2026-27 cycle
Oberlin College and Conservatory
Deadlines
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Essay prompts
Confirmed with the school
No supplemental essay is required of general applicants.
Oberlin College and Conservatory states that a first-year application needs no school-specific essay. The 3 prompts below belong to specific programs or cohorts and are required of the applicants they name — each one says who in its own heading. If none of them describes you, your personal statement is the writing.
- academic interestConservatory of Music applicants…2026-271000 words
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Conservatory of Music applicants to the Composition major (Composition Supplement)
Tell us about your development as a composer so far. Include in your response a discussion of composers, specific works of music, and musical styles and genres that have inspired and influenced you.
This is the 2025-26 wording, carried over: Oberlin College and Conservatory has not republished this prompt for 2026-27 yet. Schools usually post updates around the Common App opening on August 1; we re-check after that and change this text only against an official source.
- academic interestConservatory of Music applicants…2026-271000 words
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Conservatory of Music applicants to the Composition major (Composition Supplement)
Tell us about your aspirations for your creative, academic and professional trajectories. Address such questions as: Why are you pursuing a degree in composition and what do you hope to achieve at Oberlin and beyond?
This is the 2025-26 wording, carried over: Oberlin College and Conservatory has not republished this prompt for 2026-27 yet. Schools usually post updates around the Common App opening on August 1; we re-check after that and change this text only against an official source.
- academic interestConservatory of Music applicants…2026-271000 words
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Conservatory of Music applicants to the TIMARA major (Technology in Music and Related Arts) (TIMARA Supplement)
What are your artistic and academic goals for the next four years?
This is the 2025-26 wording, carried over: Oberlin College and Conservatory has not republished this prompt for 2026-27 yet. Schools usually post updates around the Common App opening on August 1; we re-check after that and change this text only against an official source.
The school's published AI policy
No published AI policy for applicants as of Aug 27, 2026.
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