<p>for the BU supplement, one essay says this....Short Essay: In a few sentences, please tell us why BU is a good fit for you and what specifically has led you to apply for admission?</p>
<p>now does this literally mean in a few sentences like a paragraph? or a short essay as it claims to be? </p>
<p>so far i wrote something down and tried to keep it "in a few sentences" but....it doesnt seem like a short essay at all.....im confused lol</p>
<p>I would probably say something like 250~300 words or around 10 sentences.</p>
<p>At first glance, it’s an easy open-ended prompt - BUT IT’S A TRAP!!!</p>
<p>I think it was Mark Twain that said, “I wrote you a long letter - I didn’t have time to shorten it.”</p>
<p>So, if you can explain in two sentences, do it.</p>
<p>Good luck, and don’t obsess. You’ll get in somewhere, and that’s the key.</p>
<p>what do you mean its a trap?</p>
<p>that short?? (not literally but figuratively) can it really be shorter than a paragraph? if so thats really interesting…</p>
<p>Well it gives you 750 characters, so that’s like a paragraph?</p>
<p>You can pull up the amount of characters on word. It’s 750 words which is a short paragraph at best.</p>
<p>I visited BU a few weeks ago, and they said that it should be literally a few sentences. Not a short essay, but just a couple sentences.</p>
<p>the space allowed limits you to 750 characters - which is approx 175 words. you can write a paragraph.</p>
<p>hey, i don’t know if anyone’s applying to the accelerated programs, but it says they’re due December 1st, so does anyone know if that’s tomorrow 11:59 PM, or tonight 11:59 PM? thanks!</p>
<p>I’m turning in my application for the scholarship deadline (Dec 1, also) and I’m 99% sure that the application is due on Dec 1st 11.59 PM. It’s worked so far for my other EA apps. (: Although, if you might want to turn it in by 11.59 PM Eastern time…</p>