COMMON APP MAX number of words for essay

Colleges and Universities A-Z Barnard College
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<p>hey…I got like 10 thousand answers for this question wen I asked my friends…so I decided to ask here</p>

<p>what is the MAX number of words for a common app essay…I doing the one which asks about a sig. person in my life and their influence…and im not sure what the max number of words …or at least the range of number of words in the essay</p>

<p>also…</p>

<p>for barnard…wen are you guys sending the supplements…cuz …there is no specific deadline…and I know I wont be doen by jan 1 cuz Im working on others…that have a deadline…blaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>

<p>let me know if you know the max number info!
thanks!</p>

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<p>there is no max. a good range is 500-600, but 700 is not too many if its really good. </p>

<p>i was under the impression that even though the common app says no deadline, its due on jan 1 with the rest of it. regardless, i'll submit my supplement on or before the 1st.</p>

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<p>This is a good question. I have been trying to convince a friend that 1,377 is way too much...</p>

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<p>yeah, i don't think there is a max. i think it's OK if your essay is a little over 700 b/c my essay was exactly 792 words, and i was accepted early decision this year.</p>

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<p>btw, i chose the same essay topic as you moonbright. :)</p>

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<p>I've heard various people say 500 is a good number, but I'd think 800 is a reasonable cap on word count.</p>

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<p>I am pretty sure there is a Jan 1 deadline. At least it was that way a couple of years ago...</p>

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<p>The supplement is DEFINITELY due at the time of the rest of the app. I limited my Common App essay to a page, single-spaced because that was the requirement for Georgetown, but 800 sounds like a good max.</p>

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<p>wait!..but on the common app website..it says there is no actual deadline for the suplement...so I took it like..oh I can turn it in like 2 or 3 days later...</p>

<p>is that totally wrong?...
would that be consdered to be a invalid application cuz the common app is not turned in the same time as the supp.</p>

<p>darn it......I guess Im not going out today</p>

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<p>yeah thats totally wrong. sorry! you need to have the supplement in by the first. </p>

<p>i know its confusing and annoying that the common app says no deadline.</p>

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<p>I tried to keep mine at around 500 words, because that turned out to be one page, not double spaced. You just have to remember that they're reading A LOT of essays, so it's better if you are concise.</p>