Does it look bad if you write less than the word limit on Common App supplements

Spiker
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:09:29 +0000

Seiclan…Do you think maybe she doesn’t really want to go into business? that maybe she wants to keep her options open? or maybe she’s choosing business for the wrong reasons or to please someone else? and also many entering freshmen just do not have a clear idea of their field of study yet…that’s the beauty of Liberal Arts. I’m surprised that this is a question asked of entering freshmen … ok so these are general questions that your D may be grappling with…

But for nuts and bolts advice …she could try using a tape recorder and just motor mouth a response for 20 to 30 minutes then cull the important stuff from the tape. Petend she is talking to a frien on the phone. I know I think better on my feet , pacing around…Maybe she is writing an essay that is too “i want this, I did that…I want to do these things…” too “I” focussed. Maybe she could take a couple of situations in the business world that she hates and wants to see changed…or models of entrepreneurship that she thinks are cool and creative … that she is inspired by and why, and how they might be connected with her personal history… or just challenge her to write 5000 words on why she is choosing this field…again brainstorm, dont edit, just get it down…then edit and mold it into a coherent 500 word essay. (my mom is an architect and she has mentioned she sometimes tells a junior designer who is struggling with a problem …to come up with 50 sketches of an idea by lunch or the end of the day for them to review together. this usually freaks them out. but it forces the youngster to get all the junk on paper and then they can look at it and find the good stuff and put the good ideas together.)