Essays... 200 vs. 600 words

hye345
Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:00:55 +0000

A couple of things about the essays:


The whole idea of the personal essays is this (big role of drums): PERSONAL. It has to make you stand out of the crowd (in a good way ;))
Your essays should NOT compose of lists in paragraph form; remember, the admissions officer does not want to listen to you brag about your many accomplishments (that is what your application is for).
The 600 word essay should be used for the topic that you have the most to say about. Trust me, once the ideas start flowing, the hard part is keeping them under 200 words.
One thing to keep in mind when the juices DO start flowing: make sure that everything you say goes to answer the specified question. You can make it autobiographical (this is highly recommended), but don’t diverge too much.


Here is a link that will assist you: