I’ve heard that the common app essay this year is capped at 650 words, differing from past years. Can anyone attest to this?
It’s always been 650 words.
Friends who have already graduated and are currently in college shared their common app essay with me and they all varied in length. One even went past 800.
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What you can do to test is save and print. If you can’t print the whole essay then there is a word limit.
It was 650 words for me when I did the common app essay.
Well the 650 words shouldn’t really be a problem if you say what is necessary. I found myself conveying the main point of my essay in 400 words and it got me in most of my colleges.