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

zantedeschia
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 13:24:06 +0000

180 is not enough. Maybe she needs to restart, and perhaps will find a better flow. “Padding” will not make a good essay, but she should be able to find something to write about passionately. If she’s writing about her path of study, and cannot write more than 180 words, perhaps it’s not the path she’s really interested in