<p>Exactly how long are these short answers supposed to be? My Why Barnard response is pretty long.</p>
<p>I hear admissions people get pretty mad if it's more than half a page just looking at it. The answer should be really straight to the point. Sometimes it's best to be simple rather than try to stand out.</p>
<p>if you applied ED this is a little too late for you.. but if you have a copy of the paper application, take a look at that and see how much space they give you.</p>
<p>I did not apply early. It should really be that short?</p>
<p>Should each "well-developed paragraph" be about 150 words or something?</p>
<p>probably not exactly that short, but it gives you an idea of how long they want. conciseness will help you here, not verbosity.</p>