<p>Alright, for the short answer, how many words do you think I should write? 100-150 maybe? Right now I have roughly 115, is that good?</p>
<p>And then for financial aid, if we are applying by the Dec 10 schoalrship deadline, do we need to have the CSS profile already completed?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>For a short answer, I would write about a half a page, single spaced or one page, double spaced. Anything more would not be “short.”</p>
<p>And for financial aid, I would definately get that css profile in sooner than later…as I remember, it isn’t nearly as complex as the fafsa, and USC has this really <em>fun</em> tendency to request extra forms after you submit your initial stuff, so it is better to have stuff in soon.</p>