<p>How big should the common app essay be? I’ve written just 300 words… when I read that the number of words should be 250 min, I thought crossing 300 would make it very long …
Also, in the extra curricular essay, do we write about the activity or what we gain from it? I wrote about being the editor in class 9(Freshman Year), but I’ve described wut i’ve gained rather than what I did(not a lot to write if your the editor). Is that Ok?</p>
<p>300 words is a little short, but that doesn’t matter as long as it’s well written.</p>
<p>Write about what you gained. Admission officers dig that.</p>
<p>I’d probably shoot for 2 pages double spaced, so about 500ish words. Although, if you can leave a good impression of yourself with 300 words than all the power to ya.</p>
<p>Well you know what they say, it’s not the size that matters but how you use it ;)</p>
<p>The most typical target length is 500-700 words.</p>