<p>Is 473 words too short for a commonapp essay? Is 500 words the the point to be at?</p>
<p>Anyone know of any stories of shorter common app essays that were really good?</p>
<p>as long as you get your point across, no admissions officer will sit there and count the number of words you use.</p>
<p>thanks for the response…just it looks weird for an essay almost 3 quarters of a page long…single spaced of course</p>
<p>word restrictions are there because officers assume to clearly answer the prompt, those are the recommended number of words. It also serves as a limit for those who write excessively and want to write about everything and anything. keep it short and simple and you should be fine.</p>
<p>just out of curiosity…what is the word restriction for a common app essay? i dont think it says it anywhere.</p>