<p>The common app just says that the main essay should be 250 words or more. Does anyone have any input as to how long an average essay is, approximately? For some reason, I was told 500 words, but now I'm hearing closer to 700 or 800. Any advice would be appreciated!</p>
<p>the average is usually 500-700, 800 is kinda on the edge. as long as you get your point across in a reasonable range (from the minimum to about 800) size doesn't really matter.</p>
<p>Thanks Mizlissa! It's good to know I wasn't just pulling numbers out of nowhere. :)</p>
<p>My word count was just over 700.</p>
<p>brevity is the soul of wit people.</p>
<p>ur welcome million$baby</p>
<p><em>gulp</em> I wish I had found this thread 3 days ago . . . my essay had about 1200 words . . . because there was no maximum, I thought as long as it wasn't longer than 2 pages I should be ok . . . there was a lot of passion in it I think, and it wasn't overly wordy or anything, I just had a lot to say . . . should I be freaking out now???</p>