Common App Essay details for Wash U

Thickfreakness
Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:35:36 +0000

1) I really don’t think contractions are an issue, especially when un-contracting the words creates awkwardness. This is especially true when the essay is written with a very informal style, so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. I used them all over the place and did fine with my early action applications.

2) Not sure about this one. I do, however, have a friend who caught a typo on his Penn application, and he still managed to get into Wharton.

3) Again, this could go either way. It all depends on whether the admissions counselor gets bored with your essay. If (s)he is reading it and gets sick of it at the 600th word, it might hurt your app a little. On the other hand, if the essay is attention-grabbing enough, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Good Luck!