College App Essay Revision??- Short only 240 words

It is the UC Prompt #2. Please let me know if you are interested. Thank You.

PROMPT #2: Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and how does it relate to the person you are?

it is not wise to post or share your admissions essays online. I wouldnt do that, just to be safe. But if you need any advice, Id say that 240 words is pretty short for an essay. Maybe try to enrich it or choose a different topic that you can elaborate more on :slight_smile:

I agree.

You’re given 650 in which to convince a stranger that you’re a stronger applicant than others with the same credentials.

You’re choosing to give 60% of those words away to the competition.

My prompt #1 is about my family and my upbringing and is 673 words. What should I do then?

Cut 23 words.