<p>How long should your essay be to colleges? I know its on here somewhere but I can't find it.</p>
<p>I think common ap is 250-500 words.</p>
<p>That might just be my downfall. I got an idea this afternoon for an ap essay, and I'm really proud of how the essay turned out... except it's 1300+ words long. Argh. This is going to be harder that I thought!</p>
<p>I think it's more around 500ish. 250 sounds a bit short, but if you can express yourself well in that amount, then power to you.</p>
<p>what happens if it's too long? mine right now is kind of three short anecdotes. its around 950 words and ive already cut a lot</p>
<p>I don't know, it depends if it seems long when you read it... If you want, I could read it and tell you if it sounds like anything could be cut.</p>
<p>yeah thatd be great</p>
<p>A general rule of thumb is to keep it to 1 page, single spaced.</p>