<p>Okay, so I may be completely over-analyzing this whole thing, but these supplement questions are stressing me out! Their simplicity is making me think they actually want a super artsy, funky response and that it needs to be completely perfect. How long is everyone else's??? Or shall I say, how long WERE your answers for those of you who did early admission :) And any tips are VERY welcome!</p>
<p>Well they can only be 500 characters. I pretty much went down to the last character on all of them, besides the Haiku.</p>
<p>Personally, I think the most important thing is to stand out…like don’t pick someone for the “day in NYC” prompt that everyone would pick. As for the poem…I find it hard to believe that a 3-line set of random words will have any positive/negative impact on your chances unless you curse the admissions officer out.</p>
<p>if you think you want more characters say screw you commonapp and use embark from the NYU site, it gives you 600</p>
<p>Same- I really had to work to keep it under 500</p>
<p>They ask those questions because they want you to show them the 3D you- so for each question on the supplement I tried to show them a different side of me…</p>
<p>If you want me to read any of your answers or if you want to read mine just PM me</p>
<p>Thanks Kochls when I get them to where I want I definitely will.</p>
<p>this is my first post… but all i can say is be yourself. i did all of mine in one day. just don’t work yourself up too much over them.</p>
<p>Hi. I got LSP’d (so make of this what you will… Lol, just kidding.) I actually believe that my essay and supplement had the second most influence on my acceptance. My tips are to be yourself and do not be afraid to be slightly humorous at times (if that’s who/how you are). I debated whether or not to sound goofy or strange a bit, but in the end, I decided that I was either in or out, so whatever… Idk, this isn’t coming out the way I intended. Ummm… My poem was something that I just threw together that a lot of people were doubting, but I knew that I liked it and as a strong writer, I knew they’d like it as well (or at the very least “get it”). So I guess my second tip is to not take EVERYONE’S opinions to heart. Ask for help or input, but go with your gut, as the enitire application will end up being a far more accurate representation of you. </p>
<p>I guess that’s all I have for now. But I can second anyone who’s been saying in other threads that you never know what they’re looking for. If I told you my stats, some of you would die of SHOCK, so hey…</p>