Scholastic competition senior portfolio length

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<p>Hey everyone! I'm a senior entering the Scholastic competition this year for my first (and last) time. I have 4-5 worthy pieces of writing that are about 1 page long (single-spaced) each. They are all on the same nonfiction theme and they have a nice variety of style, so I wanted to enter them in the senior nonfiction portfolio.</p>

<p>The only problem is that the page maximum for the portfolio is 50 pages. I will only have about six or seven pages. Will this hurt my chances because other people have eight long works or something? Should I enter my pieces separately in their respective categories instead?</p>

<p>I don't have much time to write so it's not like I can just write four more long works of quality before the contest submission deadline. Please give me any advice that you have. Thanks!</p>

<p>P.S. Three of my works are personal statements (some changed, some not) from college apps. Is this okay?</p>

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<p>Update: I just realized that the deadline for my region is Dec. 17. As a result, I will only be able to submit the two pieces that I have ready. I will not be submitting a portfolio.</p>

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<p>Is that the early one? I’m in region at large too and I’m offered a 1/7 deadline as well as the 12/17… Are you not offered both? Seems really unfair for the guidelines to make some miss out on the three extra weeks other people are getting.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I put in my zip code and got 12/17. I’m confused about the deadline though…maybe I was offered a 1/7 deadline as well and didn’t know it. It does seem unfair…but I already sent off one submission anyways. It turns out that I will be doing college apps over winter break though so I probably won’t get time to write anyways.</p>

<p>Good luck!</p>