Fuqua - 25 Random Things limited to 750 words?

Question

Hi All,

As I got into the application, it looks like the 25 random things essay is limited to 750 words. Is that a hard limit everyone is using? I ask because it's definitely less than 2 pages and I haven't seen it discussed anywhere in the past. Not to mention it's an average of only 30 words per item..

Thanks!

fall2021 · Answer

They expect us to stick to 750 words, we need to find smarter ways to convey the points in a concise manner. Few answers can be 50 words and few just 10 words, so it should be manageable

urbanjmf · Answer

I am going for the hard limit of 750 words and 2 pages.

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Autumn97 · Answer

I’m facing the same problem. 750 words is too less for the overall essay.
It’s also pretty confusing since 750 words is definitely less than two pages and I’m unsure why they added the ‘two pages’ part, but either way, I’m adhering to the limit. I’m sure they added it for a reason.

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fall2021 · Answer

Depending on the font, margin and spacing used the 750 words can go beyond 2 pages. Instead of giving specific instructions on those aspects they just gave page count.

MBBDorBust · Answer

I recommend sticking to the limit. I also recommend using two pages.

During my research and talking to students, here’s a tip I discovered to stick out:
YOU CAN PUT PHOTOS IN THE TWO PAGES!!!

Great way to make your application stick out!

tmm709 · Answer

I was a little confused about this too. Mine is 11 pt font, 1.5 spaced, and is 1.5 pages. It started at over 1200 words and I got it cut down to just under 1000. I was really happy with everything except the word count is still over so I talked to an adcom. They said to not worry about it. And then just yesterday during a webinar they said DO stick to the word count limit so now I’m even more confused.

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fall2021 · Answer

Better stick to the word count. When not sure it's always better to be extra careful.

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ashwink · Answer

Actually, during the Applications workshop, the adcom also mentioned we can provide video links as well, but I'm not sure how that can be embed into these 2 pages now. Adding photos would definitely brighten the essay, but wouldn't it also take up a lot of space?

urbanjmf · Answer

Yes and it's two pages including all multimedia.

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AmenJ · Answer

Do 750 words include numbering as well? Basically, do we need to include numbers starting from 1 to 25 in our 750-word count?

Alf227SD · Answer

Just format the document as a numbered list and go off the word count feature of Microsoft Word.

simplepawn · Answer

The 750 words is a ballpark estimate and you can be 5% over as that won't really affect the readability and wouldn't be time consuming for the reviewer on the adcom. Just don't go a lot over such as 800 words or higher.

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