<p>Unalove,
S1 actually <em>did</em> cut down the essay for another app and it did NOT sing in its shorter form (croaked is more like it). The vignettes did not hold together and paint the picture he was trying to create. He wound up using something else entirely.</p>
<p>If S2 applies to Chicago (which may be a distinct possibility!), there is no way his essay will be 1300 words long. It will be short, cynical, political and funny.</p>