<p>i just F’ed my own life haha</p>
<p>EC essay: 633 words…was my common app essay lol… i hope they don’t notice
General: 569 words
School: 236 words</p>
<p>EC: about 700
Me essay: About 720
SFS essay: 750 I think</p>
<p>EC: 165
About me: 720
SFS Essay: 695</p>
<p>I wouldn’t make the main essay longer than 750 words or so, and I think 500 is better. They may want to know you, but they also have thousands of essays to read. Short and sweet is nearly always better.</p>
<p>Mazer I don’t think “make them longer!” really works as good generic advice for everyone.
I was admitted EA at SfS with</p>
<p>EC: ~150
About me: 462
SFS Essay: 550</p>
<p>If anything I am kind of surprised at how long some of these essays are! I always focused on being punchy and concise, but obviously there is no real formula for essay length. Basically, if anyone erred on the much shorter side, like me, I definitely would not consider it a “death sentence” as far as getting accepted goes!</p>