<p>Out of curiosity, how long are your essays (or how long do you plan to make them)?</p>
<p>My HS recommended no more than one page single spaced, so mine is floating around 540 words, yet I have friends who will be submitting 2-4 pages and that never makes you feel good!</p>
<p>So...what will yours be? (I guess this is something of a survey)</p>
<p>500 words. </p>
<p>I don’t mean to brag, but I’m a fairly decent writer, and 540 is perfectly reasonable. The more concisely you can say something, the better it probably is. You’re fine.</p>
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<li>I have everything I need to say in there, since too long seems braggy.</li>
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<p>4 pages is WAY too long.</p>
<p>1-2 pages single spaced is fine. </p>
<p>Most of my essays are less than one page single spaced.</p>
<p>Most nonfiction writing is supposed to be as concise as possible; college admission essays are no different. That said, you can include a lot of stuff: My rough drafts were very long, but than I went back and cut down the size in half.</p>