| I disagree with pearandson's view... if a college allows you 500 words to express why you belong there, they want to see close to 500 words. Better, even, to be over the limit than under it, as long as by no more than 50 words or so. You should be sure, though, that the 150 words you add to your essay really add to it and aren't just space-filling fluff.
I suffered from the same problem of having my essay be too short, but there really is more to say. Five hundred words really isn't much at all. |