how important are essays?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Yale University
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<p>... well... um... on the bright side...</p>

<p>-_-</p>

<p>My Common App essay was 593 words, and my Yale essay was 498. Is that so horrible? I really hope not... but now if I get rejected I'm going to be thinking about those extra 93 words. Argh!</p>

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<p>I am not proud of my essays, at all. </p>

<p>Anyway, you lived in Bahrain, too cool! Why though?</p>