<p>For the transfer supplement to the school I'm applying to, there is no page/word limit for the transfer-specific questions (why are you leaving ____, why do you want to attend uva, why are you applying to the certain school you're applying to, ect). If there's no page limit, how much is too much? My why are you leaving/why uva essay is 2 pages, whereas my other essays are roughly 1-1.25 pages, with two others being a simple paragraph. My last one is "any other info?" and its a little under 2 pages as well. The last essay is the standard essay, and it has a page limit of "around 1 page" and i went over by a few lines.
So, for the essays that don't have a page limit, is 2 pages too much for questions that really do deserve 2 pages? The E-school (which i'm applying to) has around 175 applicants each year, so it seems like its not freshman admissions where they have 15000+ apps to read, so they will spend more time on each application. And since my essays are a strong point in my app and very important in admissions, it seems dumb to leave anything out.
Any ideas?</p>
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<p>Two 2-page essays, "x" 1-1.25 page essays (you don't say how many) and two 1-paragraph essays sound like a lot of essay pages to me. Usually, that many pages would be too many.</p>
<p>The only real way to answer would be to see the essays. If all of your 2-pp. "why" essay and all of your 2-pp "additional info" is compelling, interesting and beautifully written; if you never sway from the point; if they cannot be improved upon by editing - then they are okay. Ditto re the over 1 page essays. Rarely is all of that the case.</p>
<p>Remember the old saw "I wrote a 5 page report because I didn't have time to do it in 1 page."</p>
<p>I would be happy to look at them - yes, all of them ;) - if you want an informed opinion about whether they are better left as is vs. edited.</p>
<p>If you decide you would like a review, then PM me with the exact prompts and your email address.</p>
<p>In total, I probably have 7 total pages for the supplment part (6 questions, but one is a simple one sentence answer, another is a paragraph, half page), plus the page for the additional essay (its the "fictional" type free response, not the informative one) and thats a few lines over a page so im not going to sweat that one too much.</p>
<p>I might PM you come closer to the weekend. I'll have Wednesday and Thursday night to work on them a bit more, and I'll see what I have then.</p>