<p>In my opinion, I think that content matters more than amount of words. I mean, you could write a lot of nothing in 300 or have something really meaningful in 800. I have yet to hear a college admissions person say that longer or shorter is worse. All you have to do is convey yourself. If you can do that in less amount of word, then more power to you. If you have a longer amount of words, then it better all be meaningful, and not bore the admissions people.</p>