Trimming down an essay help? -- 684 Words

andrew8765
Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:03:35 +0000

I have a close to final draft of my common app essay ready, but the problem is I went over. I went waaaay over initially – at around 800 words starting off. I was able to cut it down to 684 last night in a couple hours of work and revision but still have 34 words to go. Ideally, I would like to get it down to 600-ish anyway instead of right at 650.

Anyone have tips for cutting down words? Cutting out sentences? Questions to ask yourself? Good resources?