Quickly! Approxiamtly 250 wrds, what about 268?

College Essays
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<p>Hmm,
I’m doing a personal statement. It says “Approimatly 250 words”, I have 268 word, should I try to knock off 18 words or is it ok?
How much leyway does appromixatly mean 25 words in each direction (over and under)?</p>

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<p>its fine, imo</p>

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<p>I hear that there’s a “10% rule” for essays, so basically don’t go 25 over or under in this case. You’re fine. It really is only a problem when upon a glance it’s obvious that you wrote way more or less than the approximate limit.</p>

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<p>18 words is not a big deal at all…they’re not going to be counting how many words you actually wrote…it’s more a matter of appearance…and how long it would take them to read it :)</p>

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<p>When they say 250 words/500 words, what they mean is 1/2 a page or a full page. Don’t even worry about 268.</p>

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<p>It’s not 10%, it’s 5%.
Imagine a 1000 word limit essay and you write 1100… lol</p>