Essays too short?

wmgan
Mon, 01 Nov 2004 10:33:51 +0000

Well, the common app said 250-500 but the Yale supplement says that it requires 2 essays of about 500 words each. I think it would be wise to keep it to 450-550 words. I do think 300 is much too short, and it isn’t going to give the admissions officers a good impression. Just my opinion.