How Long is your College App Essay?

College Essays
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<p>Wordwise. Is 1200 words too long?</p>

2

<p>General rule of thumb is one page, so about 600 words.</p>

<p>Leave your essay for a few days, and come back to it to try paring it down.</p>

3

<p>i also have 1200 words as the first draft :stuck_out_tongue:
im gonna try to make it “denser” :D</p>

4

<p>yea i found this link helpful with that</p>

<p>[Hitting</a> the Target Word Count in Your College Admission Essay - For Dummies](<a href=“dummies - Learning Made Easy”>dummies - Learning Made Easy)</p>

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<p>~800 words</p>