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Notre Dame Essay Prompt 4 (2026-2027)
University of Notre Dame's supplemental essay 4 of 4 for the 2026-2027 application: the prompt, the limit, when it is due, and how to answer it. Verified on August 7, 2026.
“Please choose a second essay prompt from the options below. Your response to each short-answer question should be between 50-100 words. Choose a DIFFERENT prompt from above. 1. How does faith influence the decisions you make? 2. What is distinctive about your personal experiences and development (eg, family support, culture, disability, personal background, community)? Why are these experiences important to you and how will you enrich the Notre Dame community? 3. Notre Dame's undergraduate experience is characterized by a collective sense of care for every person. How do you foster service to others in your community? 4. What would you fight for?”
Limit: 100 words. Deadlines: Restrictive Early Action: November 1, 2026. Regular Decision: January 4, 2027.
What Notre Dame is really asking
Can you show a second, different side of yourself, without repeating the first answer?
The mistake most applicants make
Picking a second prompt that lets you retell the same story from a new angle. They read both back to back.
Do this instead
Choose the prompt furthest from your first one. If the first was about service, make this one about a belief or a fight. Together the two answers should cover two different parts of your life that a reader could connect.
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What is the Notre Dame essay 4 prompt for 2026-2027?
"Please choose a second essay prompt from the options below. Your response to each short-answer question should be between 50-100 words. Choose a DIFFERENT prompt from above. 1. How does faith influence the decisions you make? 2. What is distinctive about your personal experiences and development (eg, family support, culture, disability, personal background, community)? Why are these experiences important to you and how will you enrich the Notre Dame community? 3. Notre Dame's undergraduate experience is characterized by a collective sense of care for every person. How do you foster service to others in your community? 4. What would you fight for?" The limit is 100 words.
How long should the Notre Dame essay 4 be?
100 words. 100 words is one paragraph. One specific moment or detail, then what it shows about you, then the connection to this school or question. No introduction, no summary.
When is the Notre Dame essay due?
With the application: Restrictive Early Action: November 1, 2026. Regular Decision: January 4, 2027.
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