<li><p>Is it okay to type all of my essays (including the essays for the PLME)? What I want to do is type the responses up, and then cut and pasted them in the appropriate areas. Many ppl find my handwriting quite ilegible, so I prefer to type them. Am I allowed to do so? And has any Brownie done that?</p></li>
<li><p>Is it okay to attach additional sheets for the activities essay? My essay is quite long, but I don’t want to shorten it.</p></li>
<li><p>What did y’all write for “Why Brown” essay? Actually I feel that my reasons for applying to Brown are same as most ppl. I would love to know what they are looking for.</p></li>
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<li>I think it's alright. I want to do that too. with an exception. I though I'd better write on the space they provide "see attached" and then attach a piece of paper .(this is also my response to #2)
3 as for this question, I think you don't even know why you want to go there. I have my own reasons and I really don't think other people think the way that I do. consider the fact that they want you to show your independence and your uniqueness.</li>
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<p>My "Why Brown" and "Activities essay" are quite long, but is it okay to use additional sheets of papel?</p>
<p>I guess so, but beware not to exceed your 500 words limit. I mean... I don't think they would mind an additional sheet of paper....but they might mind you exceedind that word limit.</p>
<p>Is there a word limit for the Why Brown and Activities essays? 500 words seems a bit too long...</p>
<p>well I have their paper forms. they have 2 pages alocated for the main essay(the one about telling things about yourself), a page for the activities one and about one half of a page for the "why Brown?" essay.</p>
<p>For the Why Brown and academic interest essay, my D typed it and then glue sticked it onto the spot where it belonged and made it fit the length/space they were looking for. Her essay was 366 words for that prompt. </p>
<p>For the main essay, she wrote "see attached" and printed out her one page essay, keeping reasonably to the word limit of 500 words. I do not recall the length now of that essay, but all my kids' essays that were written when apps asked for a 500 word one, were usually within 550 words or so, reasonably in the ballpark.</p>
<p>For the activities, she did not write an essay, but wrote "see attached" and included her three page annotated activity/award list. (Brown says you can attach a resume for this prompt). </p>
<p>She is now a soph and got in RD.</p>
<p>For the why Brown essay (which also asks why your academic interest area....so it is a two part essay)....if you can't say specifically why you want Brown and why it is a match for you, then that does not bode well. You must point to specific things and why those things meet what you want and need in a college or plan to do when there. </p>
<p>Your why Brown essay should not look like anyone else's. It should not look like your Why Dartmouth or any other app essay you wrote either. If you visited and have had contacts with specific people at Brown, you can bring those into your explanation.</p>
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<p>thanks for the advice! :)</p>
<p>can the main essay be on absolutely anything..eg..
1) i live in rural india where terrorism is prevalent and people are killed everyday. Can i write about how i was sent to a boarding school and am back now and how this place hasnt changed and what i learn from it
2) a trip to haridwar (a holy shrine ) changed my view on wastage of food.</p>
<p>well...yeah..I mean I have thought about all kinds of topics for my essay too. they only ask to say something more about you. if you can, using that topic, then I think it's no problem.</p>
<p>Yeah, it can be about pretty much anything. Just be careful to make sure that the essay is about you! Brown would love to hear a well-written explanation about the problems of terrorism in rural India or food waste, but if the essay is more about social problems, then they still haven't learned much about you as a person. Just make sure it's not so narrative or descriptive that you lose track of your individual personality.</p>