Suggested word count for short answers

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<p>Has anyone heard from admissions how long the short answers should be? I assume they should be half (or less) of the essay length which is 500 to 700 words, but I don't recall seeing any word count in the app instructions.</p>

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<p>I wrote a paragraph each; it wasn't a short paragraph but it wasn't a novel either. I'd say use your best judgment.</p>

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<p>don't stress about it, as long as you are between it you're fine. they care MUCH more about what you write rather then how many words you put down.</p>

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<p>Check this thread:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/416658-usc-short-answers.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-southern-california/416658-usc-short-answers.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>