<p>So… I missed the part about “a paragraph or two.” My first short answer is about 3/4 of a page, single-spaced. None of it rambles and I really don’t wnat to cut it down! Do admissions care that much?</p>
<p>Extrapolating from the AdCom who told me that a 1500 word Long Essay was all right, I think you MIGHT squeak by.</p>