I am planning on writing optional essay #1 for Duke as I feel my personal statement doesn't fully address why law school is the next step for me, but I was curious as to how long these essays typically are. Should it be 2 pages like a PS or less?

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  • Wednesday, Sep 19 2018

    Okay- thank you everyone!

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  • Tuesday, Sep 18 2018

    Thanks for the advice- will be writing this too.

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  • Tuesday, Sep 18 2018

    If they don't specify—and Duke doesn't—then I would just default to writing something shorter than your PS. I think it's okay if it goes over a page as long as it's not fluffy.

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  • Monday, Sep 17 2018

    1 page double spaced or less.

    Agreed unless otherwise stated in the prompt.

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  • Monday, Sep 17 2018

    1 page double spaced or less.

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  • Monday, Sep 17 2018

    I just like tagging @davidbusis895 in these questions so I don't have to pretend to know anything about admissions.

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