how important are essays?

Colleges & Universities Yale University
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<p>Ahh, here it is: the thread about the word limit on the common app:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/584918-500-word-limit.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/yale-university/584918-500-word-limit.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;