Common App Essay - advice?

<p>211 words only. Want to know if my idea seems okay - please don’t concentrate too much on the writing as yet. Going with this topic :</p>

<p>Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.</p>

<p>What idea? Your topic, or prompt, is always ok, since it is a choice offered by the colleges themselves. It depends on what you DO with the prompt offered.</p>

<p>Anyone else?</p>

<p>Bump…?</p>

<p>The essay is too short. The comapp essay should be 250-500 words. Check the website.</p>

<p>Yeah, i’ve increased it to 279 since.</p>