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07-04-2007, 10:54 PM
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#1 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NJ---->Chicago
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| I finished my common app essay!
just thought i'd share
=)
although it is 629 words right now....is that ok
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07-04-2007, 11:16 PM
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#2 | | Member
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Congrats. How long did it take you?
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07-04-2007, 11:18 PM
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#3 | | Member
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northeastern Ohio ---> Durham, NC
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Blah, I have so much else to do before I can even think of STARTING mine.
I don't think 629 words is too bad.
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07-04-2007, 11:19 PM
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#4 | | Senior Member
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not too long...3 days....maybe 3-4 hours total. But if you write about something you're passionate about it shouldn't take long because the words just come.
Of course I'll be coming back to it everyday to tweak it, but for the most part its done
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07-05-2007, 12:33 AM
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#5 | | Junior Member
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wow, 3 days after the app is out you're done!
CCers are overachieving.....
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07-05-2007, 12:59 AM
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#6 | | Member
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which topic did you write about
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07-05-2007, 02:41 AM
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#7 | | Senior Member
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does it specify how many words? If it does, you really shouldn't be over by more than 10-15.
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07-05-2007, 09:15 AM
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#8 | | Member
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I think it says 250-500 words.
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07-05-2007, 09:20 AM
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#9 | | Member
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Cut it down to at least 550.
I cut mine from 750 --> exactly 500.
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07-05-2007, 09:21 AM
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#10 | | Senior Member
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i just chose topic 6 and wrote about my passion for running
ye...but i've heard people say they've been fine with 6xx words. watever, i'll get it to 5xx
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07-05-2007, 06:48 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
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I'd try to trim it down to below 600 personally... if not for the word count, do it for trying to make it more succint/ to the point.
Congrats on being done so early though!
I finished mine 2 months ago... only because my school mandates that the common app essay be done before the end of junior year...
My essay was originally 650 words, but when I looked over it a month after the first draft was done, I absolutely hated it and shaved it down to 450. If it helps for you, give it some time and come back to it later.
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07-05-2007, 07:58 PM
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#12 | | Senior Member
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lol cut it to 573.....starting to get hard, but at least im under 600
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07-06-2007, 02:46 AM
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#13 | | Senior Member
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some colleges really nail you on the word count, and may even specify that they will penalize you for excessive writing on their webpage. So i would really try and trim it down.
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07-06-2007, 03:06 AM
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#14 | | Member
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Mine was ~440, I wouldn't worry about word count that much. Write enough so that you express your vision very well without any gaps in logic/reasoning, but don't ramble in the thinking that more is better up to the cap.
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