1. CUT DOWN ON DETAILS. Don't stray away from your central theme and engage in unnecessary details. Nobody would ask for vivid descriptions when you are to prepare something within or around 50 words.

In addition to a 50-word essay that asks students to simply answer “Why Brown?”, the very short answer section will include two 100-word questions asking applicants to elaborate on their “most ...

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.