How long is YOUR essay for the common app?

<p>I'm not finished with mine yet..but its going to be around 650 words...what about you guys</p>

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<li>Make sure it fits on the page if your doing the online application.</li>
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<p>477 so far, if I decide to use this one...</p>

<p>What do you mean makes sure it fits on the page?</p>

<p>Mines was a bit long so it was transferred to another page on the app. Is this okay? Im referring to the Online Print/Preview view of my essay</p>

<p>420, if I decide to use it.</p>

<p>mine ended up being 605...and it all fits on that page...so is it all good?</p>

<p>300 yay!</p>

<p>My unedited version was at 900+!!! but I've gotten it down to under 700, and I'm still scraping away.</p>

<p>499
it just ended up that way after some editing, im taking it as a good sign</p>

<p>497 but not sure if i'll use it</p>

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<li>already sent to one school.</li>
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<p>i thought that the essay couldn't be more than 500 words....</p>

<p>yeah thats like the desired limit haha. The rule I hear is +/- 10%</p>

<p>Mine is 534 with only minor editing. So final copy (if I use it, not so sure) will be 490-520. :)</p>

<p>Can somebody answer my question pls?</p>

<p>470 something. I had gone over, but then I cut out superfluous stuff to get it to 500 and it somehow dipped wayyy below. I had to struggle to bring it up again! That was weird.</p>

<p>agrophobic when you print/preview some of it might not show on the page, I believe. I didn't know you could transfer it to another page.</p>

<p>I have yet to reach that stage however.</p>

<p>The limit is really there so kids don't write a 10 page paper. I know of a kid who wrote 700 and a college mailed him a personalized letter saying how wonderful his essay was.</p>

<p>mine was around 650 when i finished (but i was consciously trying to end it), now I've cut it down to almost 600. i dunno, hope that's okay...</p>

<p>Mine so far is 640 and Im trying hard to decrease it to about 600.</p>