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Old 12-29-2007, 05:06 PM   #1
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Common App essay word count
The common app just says that the main essay should be 250 words or more. Does anyone have any input as to how long an average essay is, approximately? For some reason, I was told 500 words, but now I'm hearing closer to 700 or 800. Any advice would be appreciated!
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Old 12-29-2007, 05:15 PM   #2
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the average is usually 500-700, 800 is kinda on the edge. as long as you get your point across in a reasonable range (from the minimum to about 800) size doesn't really matter.
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Old 12-29-2007, 05:20 PM   #3
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Thanks Mizlissa! It's good to know I wasn't just pulling numbers out of nowhere.
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Old 12-29-2007, 07:01 PM   #4
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My word count was just over 700.
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Old 12-29-2007, 07:23 PM   #5
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brevity is the soul of wit people.
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Old 12-29-2007, 07:28 PM   #6
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ur welcome million$baby
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Old 12-29-2007, 10:13 PM   #7
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*gulp* I wish I had found this thread 3 days ago . . . my essay had about 1200 words . . . because there was no maximum, I thought as long as it wasn't longer than 2 pages I should be ok . . . there was a lot of passion in it I think, and it wasn't overly wordy or anything, I just had a lot to say . . . should I be freaking out now???
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