<p>it says that the short essays are supposed to be approximately 10 lines, (im assuming theyre 10 lines each), but does anyone know about how many words that is?</p>
<p>oh i forgot, one more question, for the stanford roommate essay, are you actually supposed to write it liek a letter with like dear roomie, and sign it w/your name?</p>
<p>I thought the short essays were supposed to be under "300 characters"? Not words? But he's saying that it's 10 lines? Can anyone clarify this?</p>
<p>As for the roomate essay, I don't think you have to sign it, per se, but it needs to be personal. There's an essay that uses this question in the Fiske Essay Guide, and the writer goes to Stanford I believe.</p>
<p>No, Sidra, you're right. It's 300 characters; 10 lines is just the approximation they give.</p>