Hi all- a question about Brown's transfer app

buddyglass
Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:03:20 +0000

So, I notice Brown uses the common app, which asks one 200 word essay about the applicant’s reasons for transferring (and also a question about the applicant’s favorite activity). The Brown supplement asks a couple of other short questions and places a clear writing limit on each question.

What I’m wondering, to get to the point, is if it would be acceptable to answer these questions in one, continuous essay–perhaps by saying “see attached sheet” on each question–and then just going for it.

I have a solid story to tell and feel confident I can justify my claim to the school, or at least make a reasonable presentation about why I’d like to go, in a two to three page essay. I can’t really get across the narrative I’ve envisioned within the application as they’ve structured it.

It would no doubt be a risk to defy their instructions, but it might be more of a risk to stick to a format that I don’t feel represents me well.

So, has anyone else done this or heard of it working? Do you think its plain stupid and want to talk me out of it?

thanks.