<p>I'm planning on starting my essays in the very near future (I've procrastinated a bit lol), and I just have a quick question about the structure. If the school asks for a 500-700 word essay, do they care how you go about structuring it? Would maybe 2 small paragraphs for the intro/conclusion (about 150-200 words each) and then a larger body paragraph (around 300-400 words or so) be appropriate? And are admission officers picky like English teachers about paragraphs having to be x amount of sentences long? If someone could let me know, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!</p>
<p>A couple of ideas based upon recent college counseling day at kids' prep school which included adcom from NYU. If you think you are going to exceed the word limit at all- do not submit your application on line. All the readers will see is the essay up to the word limit. So, if your best remarks are in the last 25-50 words and exceed the limit, those words are lost to the readers.</p>
<p>While adcoms may not be English teachers, have someone read for grammatical correctness- a great essay could get low marks for typos or grammatical errors. Hope this helps.</p>
<p>^Thank you!</p>