<p>I’m having some confusion. In the online application I see the part where it says to write about something that’s important about you, etc, in 500 words, number six in Form 3. Is that the only essay topic? Just one open-ended question? Or am I missing something on the website?</p>
<p>Yup, that's the one.</p>
<p>There's also the "why do you want to go to Brown" essay, which is shorter.</p>
<p>how short is that one supposed to be(maybe i'mbeing stupid and overlooking some blatanly obvious item that states the obvious...)</p>
<p>It says how long on the paper application. I think it was 150.</p>
<p>In the online app, it says something like a 6000 char limit for the essay instead of 500 words. Which should I follow?</p>
<p>yeah i was confused on that as well..on the online application there is a 1500, a 500, and a 5000.</p>
<p>is that right?! because I honestly thought it was 500 (please don't make fun of me) but i just wanted to double check that i wasn't crazy.</p>
<p>Follow both the word limit and the character limit. The character limit is so high just in case you use really big words or want to go a little bit over the word limit... but stick to the word limit and you should come well within 6000 characters.</p>
<p>Hey, do you guys know if we are supposed to handwrite the essays on the paper application? There are lines to do this, but they didn't give instructions.</p>
<p>My Son typed and pasted his response. I think you can do either.</p>
<p>oh good,because my handwriting is not too good. Thanks for the info everyone.</p>
<p>hi guys, sorry i have an add-on qn to form 3.</p>
<p>ok this might sound dumb, but i'm confused about qn 4 in form 3 "pls tell us about individual activities, awards........."
So am I supposed to merely list out all my activities, year, hours, etc or should i like choose a couple and write about them in essay form?</p>
<p>thanks for the help!</p>
<p>death cab, i think most people organize them into some type of a table. </p>
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<li>for the why brown essay, i can't find the "150" on the paper app! if anything, on the instructions sheet, they say </li>
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<p>" if you don't have enough room in filling out the application forms, attach a separate sheet of paper"</p>
<p>yes, I'm wondering the same thing.</p>
<p>The only part it gives you a limit is the 500 word limit for the "list your activities in the order of importance to you" topic.</p>
<p>For the PLME essays, there are no limits either.</p>
<p>Should I just assume for the others the limit is just as much as you can fit on the page?</p>
<p>Also, high on life, are you sure about making a table..? I was thinking about just writing an essay on the ECs that best represent me and tie it with my reasons of applying to Brown....</p>