University of South Carolina

Personal statement optional (250-650 words), plus one supplement:

1. Could not confirm

   University of South Carolina asks for an essay but does not publish the prompt, so we cannot tell whether it is the Common App personal statement or a question of their own.

   South Carolina says you choose "an essay prompt from the list provided in the application, regardless of application type" and never publishes that list. Open the Common App or the school’s own application before you assume there is nothing extra to write.