Prompt database · 2026-27 cycle
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Deadlines
source| Early Action | October 15, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Regular Decision | January 15, 2027 |
Essay prompts
Confirmed with the school
No supplemental essays — personal statement only.
For the general first-year application, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill requires no school-specific essay this cycle — the Common App personal statement is the writing. Nothing is missing from this page: we list none because the school publishes none. Individual programs (honors, scholarships, or a particular major) can still ask their own questions — the source below is the school's own statement.
The school's published AI policy
Does Undergraduate Admissions use AI and why? UNC uses AI programs to provide data points about students’ common application essay and their school transcripts. Data points include writing style and grammar and the rigor of students’ coursework. This allows our admissions team to focus on the content of a student’s essay, the student’s grades, and the extent that they’ve challenged themselves in the classroom with a strong curriculum.
This FAQ describes UNC's own use of AI to read applications. UNC publishes no rule about applicants' use of AI.
the school’s published policyChecked Sep 8, 2026
Our reading
UNC's admissions FAQ describes the office's own use of AI programs to generate data points about applicants' essays and transcripts; it publishes no rule about applicants' use of AI. Re-read Sep 8, 2026.
How reviews use this page
When you request a review for a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 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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