<p>The topic is: Yale requires two essays of about 500 words each: the Common Applications Personal Statement and a second essay that expands your response to the Short Answer on page 3 of the online Common Application (page 4 of the paper application). To fulfill the second essay requirement, in the space below, write about an interest or activity that has been especially meaningful to you.</p>
<p>I decided to talk about my research, but as it is, I'm approaching 500 words without describing what my research is and what were my results (something that would take at least another 200 words to write about -_-). However, I plan on sending them my research abstract as a part of the supplementary materials part of the application. So, in my essay, can I just say refer to my abstract for details about my research? Can I just ignore the details completely and stick with my focus on why the activity had meaning to me?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your help!</p>