How long does the Rutgers essay have to be?

College Essays
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<p>How long does the Rutgers essay have to be? </p>

<p>I know it says 4,000 characters limit, but that's almost double my longest essays for my other colleges. </p>

<p>It's my safety so I don't want to rewrite an essay for it (I might tweak them) or spend the effort in adding a lot of information, but I will do it if I have to. However, I kind of have other essays to do so...Is it horrible if my essay only has 2,000 characters?</p>

<p>(I copy+pasted it from the Rutgers forum)</p>

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<p>when I applied i used like 3700, I dont think it really matters though, I heard Rutgers barely looks at the essay and only wants to see you can structure a sentance properly (words of my guidence counselor), so as long as it says something I think youre good</p>

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<p>so it wouldn't hurt me in getting scholarships, etc.?</p>

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<p>Scholarships and admission to the honors program requires an essay... but using one from another school's application should be fine.</p>