<p>anyone knows??</p>
<p>you’ll be fine</p>
<p>technically it says it will be “fine,” BUT…
check out the following video. Fastforward to 11:40 and listen to the speaker’s response and tone regarding going over the 1000 word limit. It isn’t a totally definite answer, but she seems to make a strong point of not going over it and characterizes it in a pretty negative light, perhaps as a very informal strike against you. I don’t really know for sure, and I’ll let you be the judge. It’s a great video too.</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Applying to UC: The Personal Statement](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zo6NI4wHf4]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zo6NI4wHf4)</p>