Self-study
hello, i am going to apply to a lot of schools for fall 2027 admission and would love to start writing essays this summer. i have personal and diversity statement drafts, which i know stay the same each year. however, i worry that if i work on school-specific prompts from previous years, they might change. are the 7sage prompts accurate? also they dont really list response length which is also a problem for me. should i just work with that, or what do you recommend? i have a busy fall and want to take advantage of my summer
if you have any tips on how to organize my time with what components of my apps i should work on, please also lmk, thanks!
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Hello! As you mentioned, the essay prompts for the next cycle have not been released yet, and they may change. The 7Sage prompts up on the website now are for the current cycle, so they will be updated when the new prompts are officially released.
However, if you think your fall will be too busy to start writing many new essays, then I would say writing 'Why X' essays for schools that asked for them in the current cycle wouldn't hurt. They might suddenly get rid of them, but it's highly likely that they will ask for them again.
Regarding the length, I would say aiming for one page is very safe for now. It is easier to expand a concise essay than to cut one down. Once the specific details are released, you can always add more information if they allow for two-pagers. I hope this helps!
@SerinJ Very helpful! Thanks