is it okay to write more than 150 words on my short answer??????

soozievt
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:32:06 +0000

These online apps go by character count (with spaces) and not really by word count. I am wondering if anyone knows the maximum character count for this activity essay on the common app? I have a student telling me that the essay is getting cut off and he thinks he can only write 150 words but I know that is not true as I have done MANY of these essays over the years and many came in over 150 but they can only be a certain number of characters. So, it is not like he must cut it to 150 word exactly (it is at 184 words now) but I’d prefer to know the character count limit if anyone knows, thanks. I can’t tell as I am not registered to fill out an application online myself. This is at 993 characters with spaces and I can’t tell how many characters need to be shaved.