High-school students who are applying to Penn this admissions cycle have been asked to describe themselves in just 500 words. Last spring, the Common Application — the organization that provides the ...

The most challenging part of college applications is typically writing essays.

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After a four-year experiment in allowing applicants to write long essays, Common Application is going back to a 500-word limit this fall. Common Application’s board of directors recommended the limit ...

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