Supplemental essay?

<p>Does anyone know approximately how long the supplemental essay (about where you grew up) should be? I don't think I saw a limit anywhere, but maybe I just missed it...
Thanks for your help!</p>

<p>I don't think there is a limit, but I guess all the advice says to keep it as concise as possible while still retaining your voice.</p>

<p>Is anyone else having trouble with this essay? I think it's a really hard topic to cover because it is so broad and yet so specific (with influencing the world and all that).</p>

<p>Thanks for your response.
In response to your question...I am also having trouble with the essay. I think I am finally starting to pull it together, but it has taken me a while!</p>

<p>I'm having trouble with it mostly because my Common App essay is about a very similar topic, so I may have to write a different essay for the Middlebury Common App and use the one I have now (with some modifications) as the supplement, which is kind of a nuisance.</p>

<p>One of my UC appplication essays was on pretty much the same topic, but it's only ~200 words long. I'm thinking I'll expand it to ~400-500 and call it a day. But does anyone have any specific guidelines or suggestions on length?</p>

<p>wow... i cant find this essay any where on the pre-app supplement thing! WHERE IS IT? SOMEBODY HELP ME!</p>

<p>okay found it :)</p>