URGENT ED1) Can my personal essay be THIS SHORT???

dreamncatcheryu
Sun, 18 Sep 2016 16:28:55 +0000

Hi,

I’m completely new to all the common app - I go to british school so they don’t really give much detail on how to use common app.

I know for a fact that the limit to the personal essay prompt is 650 words. I’ve written 650 exactly but my university counselor said I wrote too much for US admission?? and he told me to cut it down to 450 words.

I’m doing the first prompt (basically talking about my talent and how I evolved to take new challenges and stuff so I had to explain how my life was before I started doing art. But it’s only around 100 words. The rest is quite descriptive- how I feel when I do art, what I did and how i am now.

He basically told me that the part where I talk about my previously life isn’t neccessary and that I should delete the whole paragraph.

Oh and he also said admissions officers don’t bother reading the whole essay anyways so I should have it down to 450?

Is this true? My friends are telling me he is being ridiculous but I just want to make sure I include as many points about myself as possible but now I’m confused as to how long my personal essay should be

Please help

Thanks!