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by LSB » Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:56 pm
Hi - one of my recommenders asked a question which I was not able to answer. Generally speaking, how long should an essay be for a recommendation question. Generally, schools seem to have 3-4 questions which require separate write-ups.

Insead has 7 questions.
Kellogg has 3 essay questions and one of them has 5 sub-elements.

Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you
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Re: reco letters

by Linda Abraham » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:44 pm
LSB wrote:Hi - one of my recommenders asked a question which I was not able to answer. Generally speaking, how long should an essay be for a recommendation question. Generally, schools seem to have 3-4 questions which require separate write-ups.

Insead has 7 questions.
Kellogg has 3 essay questions and one of them has 5 sub-elements.

Any guidance would be appreciated. Thank you
It really depends but most answers to individual questions range from 1-3 paragraphs. They don't have to write books. It is important that the recommender provide an example to support the the claims they make about you.

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