uchicago essay length?

YaleGradandDad
Tue, 16 Oct 2012 00:35:08 +0000

Writing 700-1000+ words on a 500 word essay is not “wiggle room” but bloat. If you need a couple dozen extra words to finish your essay and can not edit elsewhere, no admissions officer is going to care. None of them wants to read hundreds of extra words and you want to keep you admissions officers happy. I can’t even imagine seeing a 700+ word essay that couldn’t be improved with shortening. Your ideas need to be clearly and concisely articulated in the essays.