<p>I was just wondering if 795 words is too long for the UPenn Required Supplement?</p>
<p>It does say one page is the limit, but it got significantly longer than my other supps, so I got curious.</p>
<p>Well…it says one page…and if I remember correctly, that requirement was put in bold (maybe I remember wrong). Guess you have to decide whether the extra length is worth the risk.</p>
<p>How long is yours, if I may ask?</p>
<p>Less than one page. I didn’t believe in writing too much, because my point was one I could get across in a few paragraphs. In fact, mine was better short than long. So I guess it depends on your essay, and whether that extra length really adds to it as a whole.</p>
<p>Do they mean one page single or double spaced? I’m assuming double… one page single can get quite lengthy…</p>
<p>It’s probably single-spaced. I know USC wants 500 words, which would normally take up 2 pages, but they say that most applicants can make their essays “fit into one page.”</p>
<p>fiddle with the margins to fit your essay into one page :D</p>
<p>^ lol that’s what I did. I’m pretty sure it’s double spaced…because apparently some guy emailed them and they suggested not going too much over the 250 limit. But I know how you feel, because my first one was like 800 words, and I had to cut it down…It does seem more precise when it’s short though. I’d definitely cut it down.</p>
<p>My quick question though, for this essay, did you guys get “creative” or does it seem really generic (and also a bit vague and simple)…because with a 250 word limit, there’s not too much space to fancy up the essay.</p>
<p>I feel like the 250 suggested word limit offers enough to get a decent creative essay off. The common app’s 150 word limit on the short essay is even tougher to pull off, but I think if you can give either one a nice tweak it makes you stand out among all of those who wrote a boring supplement essay/boring short essay.</p>