Remember the theme and purpose of the essay. Your text should answer the title and the topic that you raise. Do not spread mysyu on the tree unless it is required by your idea. Unnecessarily detailed description, and even art, can render you bad service.
Specify the approximate amount of work from the teacher or employer and stick to it. Do not think that your zeal will appreciate if you write two volumes on "How I came to the medical profession" or "What it means to me higher education". Of course, if you are the next Chuck Palahniuk or the heir of Nietzsche and know how to entice the reader ideas or narrative, can take a chance and write 20-30 pages instead of two or three. Consider yourself a talented writer? Come to the library, open any essay of a famous writer or philosopher, read. Fell asleep on the first page? Compare your style with the style of the author. Your frankly does not pull? Write short teachers are people too! Two to three pages is usually sufficient to fully develop a theme.
