'any additional comments' question length

[clucky]

hi! i'm working on my secondaries now, and a lot of them have an optional additional comments question. their character count for these questions is also pretty high, like 4000 characters, and i was wondering if most people fill this whole thing? i have a few school-specific notes i want to touch on, like using it as a "why us" essay, but i certainly won't need 4000 characters. maybe a couple hundred. should i try to come up with more to write about?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You don't have to fill the entire box to the limit, but most will fill at least half to two-thirds of the limit. It depends on the prompt.

 

[Moko]

hi! i'm working on my secondaries now, and a lot of them have an optional additional comments question. their character count for these questions is also pretty high, like 4000 characters, and i was wondering if most people fill this whole thing? i have a few school-specific notes i want to touch on, like using it as a "why us" essay, but i certainly won't need 4000 characters. maybe a couple hundred. should i try to come up with more to write about?

If you have nothing substantial to add, then you should not feel obligated to fill this section out. As a reviewer, I appreciate it when an applicant respects my time, and I have not seen the absence of an optional essay be held against an applicant. Just my thoughts.