Prompt database · 2026-27 cycle
Pitzer College
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Essay prompts (2)
- communityAll applicants2026-27650 words
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First-year applicants (required Pitzer Writing Supplement; choose one of the two prompts)
Reflecting on your involvement throughout high school or within the community, how have you engaged with one of Pitzer's core values?
This is the 2025-26 wording, carried over: Pitzer College 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.
- why usAll applicants2026-27650 words
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First-year applicants (required Pitzer Writing Supplement; choose one of the two prompts)
Describe what you are looking for from your college experience and why Pitzer would be a good fit for you.
This is the 2025-26 wording, carried over: Pitzer College 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
If you choose to use AI when writing your essays, consider it an editing tool - you might use resources to proofread grammar or solidify your thoughts in an essay, similar to how you might seek guidance from a current teacher or peer tutor. Wherever possible, we encourage you to seek feedback on your writing from people in your life who know and support you, since writing is a social practice predicated on human connection. Just as you wouldn't submit content written by someone else for a class assignment, you should not use AI-generated text in your application.
the school’s published policyChecked Sep 8, 2026
Our reading
Pitzer explicitly permits AI as an editing tool to proofread grammar or solidify thoughts in an essay, likening it to guidance from a teacher or peer tutor, while requiring that the final essay be written by the applicant and prohibiting the submission of AI-generated text.
How reviews use this page
When you request a review for a Pitzer College supplement, the feedback is grounded in exactly what you see here: the prompt itself, its word limit, and what the school publishes about its values and programs. That's the whole claim — calibrated to the prompt and the school's own published guidance, scored against a consistent rubric. Not insider knowledge, and never a rewrite: Second Read is a coach, not a ghostwriter. It flags weaknesses and tells you what to fix and why; it never writes a sentence of your essay.
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