Is a 650 word essay Common App suicide?

College Essays
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<p>yeah…</p>

2

<p>absolutely not, as long as it flows and has substance. my first was about that length, and I got into college fine.</p>

3

<p>yeah! but only BC!</p>

4

<p>juuusttt kiidddinnggg!</p>

5

<p><em>cough cough</em> Gtown, USC, & NYU Stern <em>cough cough</em></p>

6

<p>No. Mine is like, 968. Lol.</p>

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<p>hahaha bcman. well i have big news for everybody: my essay is officially under 600 words.</p>

8

<p>erm…mine is ~1200. as long as there is substance, the length doesn’t matter.</p>

9

<p>Mine’s under 600 words. Say what you have to say and don’t beat about the bush.</p>

10

<p>How could that be suicide? That’s desired. Mine was about 800 words. I would have killed to make it shorter.</p>

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<p>Mine was a little less than 800. I got accepted to Cornell ED so i guess it worked?</p>

12

<p>Why are people stressing about common app essay length? It says 250 word minimum, doesn’t mention a maximum. Just say what you need to say, but don’t make it a novel.</p>

13

<p>1014 words cut down from over 1300, which is crazy long. hoping to chop another 100 though I don’t know where to look.</p>

14

<p>I have 753…
:]</p>

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<p>About 1200 words. I already submitted it to almost all my schools, but I’m going to chop it a bit for Yale, since I heard they get nit-picky.</p>

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<p>300 words.</p>

17

<p>mine’s longer… almost 400…</p>

18

<p>Is that suicide if I have only 300?</p>

19

<p>maybe the adcoms will accept us just because they didn’t have to read so much :)</p>

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<p>mine had 831 words and I got into Penn (Wharton) ED. Don’t worry about the word count… I guess you have to be sure you keep the reader engaged throughout.</p>