<p>Refer to the title:</p>
<p>My "Why Lehigh?" essay is in the form of a short answer, but i'm not sure how long my selection can be. Is this like a 250 word thing? Or is it ok if i move more towards the 500 word area....</p>
<p>just wondering</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Mine's about 400, I don't think it matters as long as it fits.</p>
<p>thanks, any other opinions?</p>
<p>Try to keep it reasonable. If you are being really repetitive and you can cut it down, than by all means do it. Keep in mind that real people are reading these, not machines. They are not impressed by an essay that is overly long; rather, they dread reading such an essay. They <em>gasp</em> may even skim it or parts of it! If your essay is very long but it is engaging and isn't repetitive, you should be fine.</p>
<p>mine was 400.</p>