runeilrun

I'm wondering if I could get some help trimming down my option interests essay for UChicago.
The prompt states:
"Would you please tell us about a few of your favorite books, poems, authors, films, plays, pieces of music, musicians, performers, paintings, artists, magazines, or newspapers? Feel free to touch on one, some, or all of the categories listed, or add a category of your own."

I originally wrote my essay about one book and one song and later changed it to only the song; however, I felt really eager to mention at least a few of my interests to show a broader sense of myself, so I sort of worked it into my introduction. I finished the essay shortly ago, and I feel it's considerably too long (669 words), given the number of essays UChicago requires and the essay's content.

However, I'm a little too attached to the things I mentioned (probably because I really love them and love talking about them) to figure out what I can cut on my own.

I'd appreciate if somebody was willing to provide some outside perspective on the essay. Let me know if you'd be willing to read. (I'm sure the essay itself has a lot of grammatical/stylistic errors at this stage, but I'm really only concerned about cutting the content ever so slightly right now--I can wrestle with semantics and verbiage later.)

bandgeek05

I'd be happy to read it. As for incorporating some of your interests into the essay, make sure they're relevant, concise, and truly show your character