<p>How strict is Columbia about essay length? Is it ok if mine is a little over 650 words, or should I submit a 500 word one to be safe?</p>
<p>Anyone else submitting a behemoth essay?</p>
<p>hahaha not to Columbia, but I submitted a 1100 word essay to Brown! I tried all different ways to make mine shorter but keep it good and none of them worked. In the end I decided to just send it and hope for the best. Mine is definitely behemoth - I'd say 650 is probably fine</p>
<p>Get it under 600... 650 seems a little long.</p>
<p>As others have said, if you cut your essay and it loses the "personal qualitities" or some meaning--leave it as it is. However, IF you can cut it without its losing its effect, go for the shorter version. Personally, mine's really, really long--much longer than yours (and I've already submitted it). I really hope it won't be an automatic rejection for me. Nervous....</p>
<p>Tbone</p>
<p>tbone, how long? I didn't think anyone would beat 1100</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback :) I guess I'll try to cut it down to closer to 600. If possible. It's just, I have the choice between this long essay which I really, really like, and a shorter essay that is good but I don't think is as good.</p>
<p>carmel - I sure hope that essay moves people to tears (in a good way).</p>
<p>it really is long as f u c k, haha. I don't know, I loved it so much I really couldn't bear to do anything to it. sometimes you just gotta go with your heart nah mean</p>
<p>sho nuff</p>
<p>submitted!</p>
<p>mines around 600</p>
<p>Mine's 470 =P But 2 pages...I mostly talked about my interest in writing and literature and put in a poem I wrote too...I hope the admission officer appreciates my style...=S</p>
<p>cool. I rocked da chaismus like there was no tomorrow... I think i might have ripped of emerson on the last one, but i'm too tired to check</p>
<p>ARRRgh! I submitted my Columbia app with my usual common app essay, and then I spent the rest of the night revising a different essay to use for U of C, and it turned out waaaaay better than the common app essay!! TGHRHGR wish I had submitted it to columbia bleh</p>
<p>^ I hate it when that happens</p>