I finished my common app essay!

Applying to College
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<p>just thought i'd share</p>

<p>=)</p>

<p>although it is 629 words right now....is that ok</p>

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<p>Congrats. How long did it take you?</p>

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<p>Blah, I have so much else to do before I can even think of STARTING mine.</p>

<p>I don't think 629 words is too bad.</p>

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<p>not too long...3 days....maybe 3-4 hours total. But if you write about something you're passionate about it shouldn't take long because the words just come.</p>

<p>Of course I'll be coming back to it everyday to tweak it, but for the most part its done</p>

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<p>wow, 3 days after the app is out you're done!
CCers are overachieving.....</p>

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<p>which topic did you write about</p>

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<p>does it specify how many words? If it does, you really shouldn't be over by more than 10-15.</p>

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<p>I think it says 250-500 words.</p>

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<p>Cut it down to at least 550. </p>

<p>I cut mine from 750 --> exactly 500.</p>

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<p>i just chose topic 6 and wrote about my passion for running</p>

<p>ye...but i've heard people say they've been fine with 6xx words. watever, i'll get it to 5xx</p>

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<p>I'd try to trim it down to below 600 personally... if not for the word count, do it for trying to make it more succint/ to the point.
Congrats on being done so early though!</p>

<p>I finished mine 2 months ago... only because my school mandates that the common app essay be done before the end of junior year...</p>

<p>My essay was originally 650 words, but when I looked over it a month after the first draft was done, I absolutely hated it and shaved it down to 450. If it helps for you, give it some time and come back to it later.</p>

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<p>lol cut it to 573.....starting to get hard, but at least im under 600</p>

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<p>some colleges really nail you on the word count, and may even specify that they will penalize you for excessive writing on their webpage. So i would really try and trim it down.</p>

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<p>Mine was ~440, I wouldn't worry about word count that much. Write enough so that you express your vision very well without any gaps in logic/reasoning, but don't ramble in the thinking that more is better up to the cap.</p>