Yeah, I've noticed that. It seems that too long = Ravenclaw, too short = Squib; but the definitions of "too long" and "too short" are really hard to nail. I've seen apps shorter than mine not be blasted for lack of content at all, and longer apps being told there's not enough there, so it's always a bit of a gamble.
I think the distinction is not in length, but in content and articulation. It also has a lot to do with how things are said. If you just explain things as you would in any expository essay, then likely we're not going to get much from it. People can explain how much they love _____ until they're blue in the face, but if they don't infuse their personality into the equation, then I won't be able to get anything from it for sorting. Sorting is harder than it seems sometimes, haha. XD
I've no doubt. Although I've already made a note to myself to be really careful about accusing people of pushing, since it seems to be thrown around a lot - far more than is deserved, I think.
Sometimes it's difficult to tell between someone who's genuinely that much a member of a certain house and someone who is skewing their answers to achieve a certain end. It seems to have come up quite a bit with this week's applicants, though; more than I usually see it.
To be honest, I don't like the pushing accusations either. If it's a true push, it's completely obvious that it's being done, and then usually they're either bound to be squibbed anyway, because they didn't show any other personality, or their personality shines through anyway and they get sorted appropriately.
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hogwarts_elite. Wish me luck.
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I've no doubt. Although I've already made a note to myself to be really careful about accusing people of pushing, since it seems to be thrown around a lot - far more than is deserved, I think.
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To be honest, I don't like the pushing accusations either. If it's a true push, it's completely obvious that it's being done, and then usually they're either bound to be squibbed anyway, because they didn't show any other personality, or their personality shines through anyway and they get sorted appropriately.