-- Posted by saradotcom at 10:12 am on Dec. 6, 2008 About how long should a college admissions essay be?  I've already got most of one, but on the last word count it was like ...600 words, and I realized that I have no idea how long it should be.   Thanks. -- Posted by violaghost at 10:12 am on Dec. 6, 2008 600 words is about right. Try not to go over 2 pages double spaced. -- Posted by Just Waiting Here at 10:13 am on Dec. 6, 2008 I would say around 600 is good.  Usually they'll give you a limit on how long it can be.  If not, I would say that 500-800 would be pretty decent. -- Posted by Dylan6405 at 10:13 am on Dec. 6, 2008 I wrote a 650 word essay yesterday in like 15 minutes.. but I'm good at writing when I want to be. 600 seems around ok for college -- Posted by saradotcom at 10:14 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Thanks guys.  Yeah, it's for the commonapp which just says "250 word minimum." -- Posted by Just Waiting Here at 10:17 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Quote: from saradotcom at 10:14 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Thanks guys. Yeah, it's for the commonapp which just says "250 word minimum." Haha, I hate it when they do that.  But if they say 250 word minimum, then I would say that 500-600 is good.  I wouldn't go too much longer than that if it can be helped. Lol, would it be so hard for them to put a maximum too? -- Posted by sunflower915 at 10:20 am on Dec. 6, 2008 about 2 pages -- Posted by saradotcom at 10:21 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Quote: from Just Waiting Here at 10:17 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Quote: from saradotcom at 10:14 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Thanks guys.  Yeah, it's for the commonapp which just says "250 word minimum."     Haha, I hate it when they do that. But if they say 250 word minimum, then I would say that 500-600 is good. I wouldn't go too much longer than that if it can be helped. Lol, would it be so hard for them to put a maximum too? Haha, inorite?  I mean, it's already taken me forever to figure out what to write about, and there are really no guidelines...at all.  Roar, aha. -- Posted by Just Waiting Here at 10:22 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Quote: from saradotcom at 10:21 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Quote: from Just Waiting Here at 10:17 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Quote: from saradotcom at 10:14 am on Dec. 6, 2008 Thanks guys. Yeah, it's for the commonapp which just says "250 word minimum."      Haha, I hate it when they do that.  But if they say 250 word minimum, then I would say that 500-600 is good.  I wouldn't go too much longer than that if it can be helped.    Lol, would it be so hard for them to put a maximum too? Haha, inorite? I mean, it's already taken me forever to figure out what to write about, and there are really no guidelines...at all. Roar, aha. Haha, yeah... I really hated the common application when I was doing.  Other schools had better guidelines, and would tell you about how long it should be and stuff... but I guess the questions are almost always pretty broad... :(. Lol, I'm glad to be done with them :P.  Good luck to you. -- Posted by Colleen35 at 12:31 am on Dec. 7, 2008 Depends on the college.  Common app I'd say 500-700, so you're perfect.