<p>Mine's a little under a page and a half single spaced and I'm wondering if that's too long.</p>
<p>That was about how long my daughter’s essay was. It was just under 1000 words. The general consensus for college essay length is between 500-1000. People even go higher. It really depends on the essay. Some 500 word essays can seem like a torture, or there can be a 1200 word essay that moves along so quickly, it doesn’t seem that long.</p>
<p>My essay was only about 450. I don’t think the length is particularly important. Stop writing when you have nothing more to say.</p>
<p>Alright, thanks guys. :)</p>
<p>Mine was also just around 500 words if anyone is interested.</p>
<p>I went for more of the short and sweet one and mine’s around 300 words</p>
<p>OK I just submitted mine about an hour ago and it was around 800 words.</p>
<p>Mid 700’s for me.</p>
<p>What anotherparent said.
Mine was just under 500 words; I felt like the rest of my application, especially my Common App essay, effectively showcased who I was, so I just kept this to a light, fun story. I guess it depends on what one writes about.</p>
<p>Haha mine was a light, fun story too. I guess it was just a longer light fun story! :D</p>