Essay: Trip to Brazil, Applying to Cornell, Brown

College Essays
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<p>I made my short answer on the Common App funny, but I am trying to make the essay about a significant experience serious. My goal is to leave a lasting impact.</p>

<p>My problem is have 1100 words, and I do not know where to begin cutting down.
I will be applying Cornell, Brown, and Northwestern with this essay, so I am trying to make it impressive yet at the moment, it is lackluster. </p>

<p>My first post, but I have been lurking for awhile.</p>

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<p>I have cut it down to 900 words</p>

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<p>780 words, unified theme, now I need impressions of it</p>

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I would be glad to review your essay. Send me a PM if you would like some constructive critisism. </p>

<p>:)</p>

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<p>I’m a very meticulous reader. Go ahead and send it to me.</p>

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<p>sure love to help pm me</p>

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<p>i’d love to help</p>

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<p>FYI: ultimateslacker is a Reader-Sans-Response, if you’re wary of those sorts.
(Sorry for calling you out like that ultimateslacker, but it’s not a good hobby to pick up, offering to help and then never responding. Makes people a bit suspicious. >_<)</p>

<p>I’ll read if you’d like as well. ^^</p>

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<p>Doesn’t the common app essay have to be 500 words?</p>

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<p>It can be as long as 6000 characters</p>