If you still think you can’t write an argumentative essay, think again. Remember the last time you convinced your roommate to get the pizza topping you like. Or that time you ranted on TikTok about ...

While the University of Chicago says there is no strict word limit on its supplemental essays, other schools prefer brevity.

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