<p>Anyone know how many words Pomona is expecting in the Optional Writing Sample on the Required Supplement? Here are the question choices:</p>
<p>a) Reinvent your high school. What is essential? What would you change?
b) Although it may appear to the contrary, we do know that people have a life beyond what they do to get into college. Tell us about an experience youve had outside of your formal classroom and
extracurricular activities that was just plain fun.</p>
<p>I don't have the actual word count with me, but mine was one page double spaced (normal font). I did the 2nd option- the "fun essay"</p>
<p>I wrote on the "reinvent hs" topic, and my essay was 2 pages, 1.5 spaced - probably the longest of my essays. I figure that if they didn't post a word limit, the essay shouldn't have fluff, but shouldn't be overly constrained by word count, either. I actually thought that the reinvent hs topic was one of the best college essay topics I've seen. Have fun!</p>
<p>I did the second option - it's 2 pages dbl. spaced</p>
<p>I also reinvented my hs and it turned out to be 1.25 pages, single spaced. I assumed there was no word limit, but when i tried pasting the essay into the text box on the comm app page, i found out there's a 4500 character limit (including spaces). My essay excedes the limit by a paragraph so i'm going to send it in as a hard copy.</p>
<p>Sorry to hijack this thread but i have a related question...
Can i submit my comm app supplement online and then send the essay by mail or do i need to be consistent with my medium?</p>
<p>You could do that, but if you're sending the essay by mail, why not send the entire package? I'm sure the Admissions Office would thank you for it! ;)</p>
<p>No!
It all has to go in together... I almost made that mistake</p>
<p>Well i actually called Pomona today and the said it would be fine if i sent the essay separate from the supplement. The admissions officer i talked to was supre friendly about it and it didnt sound like a problem at all. :)</p>
<p>Oh and i want to send the supp online because i like how the red turns to green when i submit stuf. I also have horrible handwriting.</p>
<p>Yeah, I submitted my common app online but I mailed in the supplement. The adm. off. who did the info session when I visited campus specifically said that they don't care either way. Whatever works for you!</p>