<p>If you go to “How to Apply” on the Duke admissions website, then click the tab that says “Applying on Paper” and go to the bottom of the page and click “Duke Student Supplement Form”, you will see that it says one-three paragraphs. I am not sure which one is the version they intended for us to see, common app or their website, but I’m almost absolutely sure that if your essay is 2 or 3 paragraphs it will not matter. They just give a limit so they don’t end up with 5 page long essays.</p>