Well, most active and passive basses when you don't use EQ are very similar. After all, the front end of your head is basically an active preamp! An active bass merely moves part of that EQ circuit into the bass where it more convenient to adjust while you are playing.
In the Common Application, it says that the Personal Essay should be at least 250 words, and attached on a separate sheet (presumably, if you're submitting it online, you attach a one-page file).
Theoretical Article (essay) structure - rules and common mistakes. You will need to re-word the essay question into a title for your essay. Titles should be no more than 10-12 words and should aim to provide the reader with as much information as possible about the essay. They should not be written using emotive or journalistic language - just a simple description of the contents of the work. For example, if the essay question was: Personality question: Compare and constrast Freud's and Erikson's theories of the ego...