Some questions and essay topic

msasi556
Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:36:07 +0000

I’m wondering how long my college essay should be? Some people say 600-900 words, I have about 800 (3 pages double spaced…seems too long to me). Some say 250 words is enough, but that seems too short. Opinions?


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2. My essay topic is about how I was the understudy of a kid who had a lead role in the school musical and because he lost credit for a class by cutting, he was kicked out 4 days before the show.

I will title it “4 months in 4 days” or “the understudy,” because I learned 4 months of rehearsal material in 4 days, and was the savior of the show. It’s kind of like an epic tale. I have depression and anxiety, so I was kind of a shy kid not doing extracurriculars. I enter the musical, and then this big event happens where I breakdown the 3rd day and lose hope but manage to pull through under pressure and save the show, and learn about myself. I basically overcome my depression.

good idea?