Optimal lenght for JHU supplement essay?

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<p>The prompt is:</p>

<li>Write a brief essay in which you respond to the following question.
(freshman applicants only): Johns Hopkins offers 49 majors across the schools of Arts and Sciences and Engineering. on this supplement, we ask you to identify one or two that you might like to pursue here. Why did you choose the way you did? If you are undecided, why didn’t you choose? (If any past courses or academic experiences influenced your decision, you may include them in your essay.) </li>
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<p>The directions say “brief essay”. Mine is 557 words. Is this too long? If so, what length do I need to shorten it to?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>I think that is fine, as long as you were succinct...try looking over it and think about if it is really necessary to include certain phrases, etc..</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>