<p>So how does your word count stack up</p>
<p>Why I like UCHICAGO:353 Words</p>
<p>Favorite books etc. :287 (too short?)</p>
<p>Mustard Essay:852 Words(too long?)</p>
<p>Sounds about right</p>
<p>Wow word limits on college apps are really annoying me. </p>
<p>Is it all right if my short answers are 400-500 words each? I mean it must impossible to talk about each of the categories in question #2 in less than 500 words. I only talked about books, authors, newspapers, plays, movies, and magazines and still reached 500 words.</p>
<p>My essay's approaching 900 words... is that a problem?</p>
<p>my essay's 1,400.</p>
<p>Limit yourself to two (monstrous if need be) paragraphs for the first two questions, and two pages as measured in the Preview Application feature for the third question.</p>
<p>If for some reason you absolutely must spill over, it's fine: stop fretting like babies. :p</p>
<p>I really wouldn't worry about it--the whole point of Chicago's thought-provoking essay questions is to give you the opportunity to think deep and express yourself. As long as you don't send them a novel, I don't think they'll be terribly peeved. As a side note, if I had written a novel, I would still send it in (as a supplement).</p>
<p>lol, good...</p>
<p>for "short" answer 2 i only wrote about 3 things in depth, and then touched upon a few other things, but my essay is still approaching 6 hundred words. if they wanted shorter essays, they should have limited the question more...instead of just telling me to write about whatever...</p>
<p>Naw, they are seeing if you use good judgement. If not, you'll self select into the reject pile.</p>
<p>lol bettina are you as feisty in person?</p>