<p>Is it okay if the essay turned out to be 2 and a quarter pages long, single-spaced? And if so, I would print it out and attach the essay to the general application, right? I really think that 90% of the information I wrote in the essay is meaningful and necessary. Please inform me of what I should do or if I am not in harm's way with the essay length.</p>
<p>I would definitely not single space the essay. You must remember that the admissions people are reading hundreds of essay in a relatively short period of time. You want to make your essay as "readable" as possible both in content and format.</p>
<p>almost everybody single spaces</p>
<p>I would definitely cut out the 10% you say isn't necessary. . . and then I would have someone else read it and cut out another 40%</p>
<p>however, can I print the essay and attach it to the application booklet? And if so, do you know of any cases where an applicant who was admitted greatly exceeded the 1 page limit to maybe 3 pages or so?</p>
<p>my columbia essay was about three pages long. i did the online application (much easier way of applying than paper...and it's easier for the office of admissions, too), so i just uploaded the word document. it was double-spaced, and it worked out for me since i was accepted. =) don't worry about length. as i remember it, there was no word limit, so use it to your advantage. although six+ pages might be overdoing it...</p>
<p>My essay was single spaced and was under 500 words. I was also accepted. Essays can be of all lengths and be successful as long as they are unique.</p>
<p>2.25 pages single-spaced is very long. . . about 4.5 pages double-spaced</p>
<p>I think the look of a neat, single, and single-spaced page for the essay is the way to go. This is you presenting yourself to the admissions people. You don't want to sprawl all over the place.</p>
<p>Mine was maybe a hundred or two words more than 500. . . but it was less than a page single-spaced.</p>
<p>Online is easier: I agree. It keeps things neat, too. Sending it in is instantaneous. You don't have to go to the post office at all or get there by the time the post office closes.</p>
<p>Am I just blind or is there no Columbia app up yet on the website? Or is the essay the same every year?</p>
<p>Do you just use the common app essays?</p>
<p>no don't use the common app essays. . . it is topic of your own choice</p>
<p>write whatever you want. . . the topic doesn't change</p>