<p>Just finished my common app personal statement with a burst of creativity. But it's really, really, really long. Is that bad? What's an appropriate max?</p>
<p>I know the common app doesn't specify a max only a 250 word min. but to me this seems too long. Hopefully with editing I can get it down some...hopefully.</p>
<p>Opinions?</p>
<p>yes the recommended length is 500-700 words</p>
<p>The general average is between 500-1000. If you have 1700 words, thats a bit much. Im sure there are plenty of words and sentences you can cut. Try to focus on one main idea rather than talk about everything that comes to mind.</p>
<p>mine is ~700 words…if you like, you can PM me the essay and i can tell you what to cut out. best of luck. :)</p>
<p>k, thanks. I have a couple other essay idea’s i’m going to try </p>
<p>code H i might PM it to you after a few edits</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Yes. </p>
<p>Hemingway would disown you.</p>