essays and word limits

cassadie_hk
Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:41:55 +0000

oh those word limits are bogus. i pushed the envelope on all of my essays, and everything worked out. the only thing you need to do is (assuming you’re going the online submission route) make sure you print/preview before you send it in. that way, you’ll be able to see where you get cut off.

also, just make sure if you’re going over the limit, you’re doing so slyly. by that i mean, if you are holding the adcoms interest they won’t even be thinking about word limits or things of that nature. if the essay is ho-hum, substanceless, or painstakingly cliched, the chances they notice are much much higher.

my main common app essay was something like 180+ words over 500, but it fit on the app…and was full of saucy goodness.