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Old 09-18-2009, 11:59 PM   #1
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Essay ideas

ok..so a lot of these top colleges limiting essays to
specific amount of characters.
soo..let's bounce ideas off each other
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Old 09-19-2009, 12:58 AM   #2
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...buuuumpp...
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Old 09-19-2009, 01:00 AM   #3
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okay...so confused
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Old 09-19-2009, 01:04 AM   #4
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the commona app short essay prompts ask for certain amounts of
characters, not words, so what are different, creative ways of
writing these short essays??
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Old 09-19-2009, 01:12 AM   #5
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ooo lol

Rephrase sentences? Sorry, I am no help
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Old 09-19-2009, 01:15 AM   #6
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anyone else??!!

lol thanks anyway
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Old 09-19-2009, 04:00 AM   #7
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At first, don't write for the character number -- just write. THEN go back and rephrase until it fits in the space provided.
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