<p>how brief is this? 300-400 words?</p>
<p>is it ok to write about some course that i'm not planning to major in?
(physics, for me)</p>
<p>once again I refer you to either old threads on CC (this question has been asked easily 5 or 6 times)....</p>
<p>or try the Hopkins Insider blog (<a href="http://hopkins.typepad.com/%5B/url%5D">http://hopkins.typepad.com/</a>)</p>
<p>"As far as word counts, we do not state any official word limits. Typically the $10 essay runs between 500 750 words while the favorite class essay runs between 200 400 words."</p>