Common App Essay Length

For Harvard, can we begin our essay in the common app and after 500 words continue it in the Harvard Application.

My essay is around 800 words and won’t fit in the 500 word limit of the common app essay.

Do we have to do two seperate essays and what is the procedure for sbmitting one, long essay?

Thanks!

<p>I believe Lehigh has specific questions and a general question but says that the general question is in place of the common app essay not in addition to. </p>

<p>I'd ask the admissions people if its that important to you.</p>

<p>bump....bump</p>

<p>go 4 it...I know some people's common app essays on this board which are also SUPER long but they are applying for the hell of it anyways</p>

<p>search the forums</p>

<p>You should be able to fit your 800 word essay into the Common App. Mine was 659 words but when I did print preview, I still had like a quarter of the page left.</p>