Secondaries: Avoiding redundancy by referring reader to other sections?

[perusingdoc]

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This seems dicey but I wanted some informed opinions.

How appropriate is it to reference other sections in the secondary to not beat a dead horse? For example, a secondary with one prompt about work throughout school and another prompt about gap years. Can I talk about work "as described in a later response" so that my readers don't have to hear me drone about work over and over?

 

[LizzyM]

Answer the prompt. Don't make me dig for it. I might be reading selectively.

 

[gyngyn]

This seems dicey but I wanted some informed opinions.

How appropriate is it to reference other sections in the secondary to not beat a dead horse? For example, a secondary with one prompt about work throughout school and another prompt about gap years. Can I talk about work "as described in a later response" so that my readers don't have to hear me drone about work over and over?

Don't do it.

 

[perusingdoc]

Noted, thank you.

 

[GreenDuck12]

Noted, thank you.

one thing to keep in mind: assume the reader of your application has a stack of 10 that they need to get through and has maybe 5-10 minutes to review your application and make a decision about which pile you should go in. How do you want this person to spend their time? Best bet is to make things as clear and concise as possible.

 

[Talldoctor96]

DO NOT DO THIS ( I had the same question dont worry”

 

[Catalystik]

How appropriate is it to reference other sections in the secondary to not beat a dead horse?

It is not appropriate.