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Howard University

2026-27 · Common App

Early Action
November 1, 2026
Regular Decision
February 1, 2027

This college does not publish its questions.

Howard does not print its questions on its own site. Two essay guides list these two; Howard’s own page says there is one. Open your application and write the questions it actually shows you.

Personal statement required (250-650 words), plus two supplements, plus more depending on your college or program:

  1. Optional · 500 words (CollegeVine); “500 words max” (College Essay Guy)

    Diversity of all kinds is important to enriching the educational experience at Howard University. Please share with us anything in your background or lived experience that has shaped your perspectives and how that would contribute to the classroom and community at Howard.

    Accessed via the Writing section of the Common App.

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  2. Optional · 500 words (CollegeVine); “500 words max” (College Essay Guy)

    Please describe the major you intend to study and how you hope to use your Howard education to support you in achieving your passions and goals. Please address your first-choice and second-choice major selections.

    “Why this major” essay. Requires addressing BOTH first-choice and second-choice majors. CONFLICT: Howard's own site says there is only ONE optional supplemental essay; both publishers list two. See notes.

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  3. Required (BS/MD and BS/DDS joint-degree applicants only) · not published

    Applicants to the BS/MD & BS/DDS programs will also be required to submit an additional essay for the respective program via the Writing section of the Common App.

    This is Howard's own description of the requirement, not the prompt text. The actual BS/MD and BS/DDS prompt wording is NOT published anywhere I could reach; it appears only inside the Common App. Do not invent it.

Deadlines around the same time