Semicolons in sentence-limited secondaries

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The USC secondary has several essay prompts that require applicants to answer in 3-5 sentences. Do you think it could be detrimental to your application to write longer, more complex sentences than you might typically using semicolons, em-dashes, etc.? Are ADCOMMs likely to view this as trying to follow the letter but not the spirit of the rules? Are ADCOMMs likely to count this against applicants? Or am I being paranoid?

 

[Moko]

Personally, I would be annoyed to read significantly more than 5 'standard length' sentences. There's a reason why these prompts ask for applicants to be brief. Leave the technicalities for law school. Just my thoughts

 

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The USC secondary has several essay prompts that require applicants to answer in 3-5 sentences. Do you think it could be detrimental to your application to write longer, more complex sentences than you might typically using semicolons, em-dashes, etc.? Are ADCOMMs likely to view this as trying to follow the letter but not the spirit of the rules? Are ADCOMMs likely to count this against applicants? Or am I being paranoid?

Just write less. No one wants your novel

 

[Isoval]

Doing this would make you both a smartass and a time waster.

I wouldn’t.