Draft of Common App Essay

College Essays
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<p>Just finished my draft for the common app essay...evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.</p>

<p>I know its really bad so do not be frightened by its badness haha...suggestions would be appreciated. It is a little on the short side too (only 319 words, max 500) but I ran out of ideas so it would also be nice if ppl could point out areas where I could elaborate...</p>

<p>Post here if you would like to read and help..thx/</p>

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<p>PM me if you like:)</p>

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<p>bump. 10char.</p>

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<p>I’ll try looking at it.</p>

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<p>I’ll read it, if you’d like.</p>

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<p>I’ll read it. Also, there’s no word limit for the common app essay, unless you meant that you
could only stretch your topic to 500 words.</p>

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<p>I thought that there was a 500 word limit on essays for the Common App and most university supplements…but ya I would like to make it a bit longer cuz rite now it is onlyl 320 words</p>

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<p>PM me if you like. I’ll be harsh, though.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone for your suggestions. Some of the points I got are
-talk more about myself
-last part is too general
-remove the moral part and mix it in the other parts while being descriptive and stuff</p>

<p>Wondering if anyone has like experience writing this type of essay, cuz I kinda just understand the 5paragraph intro-body-conclusion type essay. Is there like an outline, or a template or something I can follow?</p>

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<p>^ You can read “50 Successful Harvard Application Essays.” Most of the 50 real life essays it contains deftly manage to mix straight narrative with a unique voice.</p>

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<p>^I agree. I really like the one about the bathtub. That was so weird and original.</p>

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<p>pm me if you’d like
:)</p>

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<p>i would like to read it, pm me please :)</p>

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<p>I"ll read it if you wantt.</p>

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<p>PM me please!</p>

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<p>PM me and I’ll read it!</p>

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<p>Please PM me if you have time. </p>

<p>I heard somewhere that the limit is 1000 words, but I actually haven’t seen where it said that on the CommonApp web site.</p>

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<p>Here’s what the paper application (PDF) says about length:
“Personal Essay Please write an essay (250 words minimum) on a topic of your choice or on one of the options listed below…”</p>

<p>Perhaps the online form has different information about the essay length?</p>

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<p>pm me
i’ll read it too
:)</p>

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<p>I would like to read it! send it to me : )</p>