<p>Gah. </p>
<p>I know that there's a limit for a reason; I know that I shouldn't need to write that much. But I feel that if I were to cut down my answer, it wouldn't be nearly as effective. </p>
<p>Anybody having a similar problem? Anybody apply last year and submit an answer that was <em>significantly</em> longer than recommended? Anybody willing to read mine and suggest some cuts?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>I don’t think you are allowed to submit a longer response electonrically (could be wrong). I wouldn’t you should simply bring in an activity and explain your role in a brief way. Also I would be happy to read it.</p>
<p>this might help a bit:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/25018-editing-your-college-essays.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-essays/25018-editing-your-college-essays.html</a></p>
<p>I’m good at editing (have done it on newspaper, on friends’ and Mom’s writings) – would be happy to try to cut things. PM me if you want. </p>
<p>Also: from what I’ve read, it’s better to weave a cohesive story in your application, focusing on one or two interests. One student who, if I remember correctly, was admitted to Yale, said that he even omitted some things that weren’t pertinent to his application, i.e. things that distracted from his main focus. So you may want to consider this when elaborating on activities that you’ve probably already listed elsewhere, anyway.</p>
<p>Never mind, finished cutting it down. 161 words. The material that I removed wasn’t particularly superfluous, but I think this new version is arrrrright.</p>