Should the essays be simple or longer?

College Essays
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<p>I've always wondered if a college essay should be pretty elaborate on the topic, or just direct, short and simple. College admissions officers usually spend ~10 mins on an app, and they probably don't want to be worn out by reading a long wall of text for the prompt. I've always wondered how I could gain the favor of some guy who has to be up at 2am doing nothing but reading and analyzing if I gave him a massive essay.</p>

<p>Is it better if you just go under the limit and keep your essay short and sweet, or do you really want to elaborate a lot about yourself with the topic?</p>

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<p>I would rather keep it short and sweet</p>

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<p>Short and sweet. No one is that interesting (even though everyone is special :)).</p>