<p>How long should the “what do you do for fun” and “name a professor” questions be? I initially wrote them as like 300-400 word essays, then realized you can only fit 300 characters on the common app online?! What are they really expecting for these answers? Help please!</p>
<p>I would keep it to 300 character short answers, rather than short essays (300-400 is pushing it even for a short essay, never mind these short answers). I hope you didn't put a lot of effort into these answers, but you could try to incorporate elements of them into your other essays, especially the professor's one into the Why Penn? essay. </p>
<p>Hope this helps.</p>