For example, Stanford University in California asks students to answer several short questions, with a 50-word limit, in addition to answering three essay questions in 100 to 250 words.

"The Land of Sweet Forever" compiles short fiction Lee wrote in the years before the 1960 release of her classic novel and includes essays completed between 1961 and 2006. Harper, an imprint of ...

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along with a short introduction. Some programs ask for video responses in lieu of an essay. The number of essays required also varies. For example, the Wharton School at the University of ...