How long should your essay be?

<p>I always had the impression that it should be 500-700 words...but now I'm seeing people write 2 pagers and it got me thinking... how long should the personal statement be in your opinion?</p>

<p>mine came out to 700 words. i had a goal of 550, but sometimes you need more explanation. </p>

<p>imo, 700 should be the max. i’ve talked to people who have a goal of 2000 WORDS!!! that’s just ridiculous, if you can’t explain it in less words than that, pick a new topic.</p>