What is a good length for a college essay?

Length and what to say in a college autobiographical essay?

• I never had to write a personal essay for any other colleges to be accepted, so what should I say exactly? And how long should it be?

• Answer:

  Normally college essays are 250-650 words in length. The essay usually gives you a limit on how long it can be, if they don't, just make sure it's longer than 250 words (or more depending on what the application lists as the minimum amount of words the essay can be). You normally write about what the essay wants you to talk about, such as your goals, apirations, what you've done throughout your life, etc. Write about you and what major you want to be, what your interests are, what you're looking towards for a career, that kind of thing. Common Application is an application that is used for most colleges and the essay I did required to have it personal and I talked about what I wanted to do for a career, what I was hoping to achieve by attending that specific college, etc. Make it personal and about who you are, what you want to do, your goals and such, but don't make it longer than the maximum amount of words because then you'll be overdoing your essay and it won't be as effective or appealing to colleges. Good luck and hope I helped! :)