I still haven’t figured out why everybody wants to find out if they can “sneak” over the limit. Everybody has the same 500-word limit/guideline and it’s certainly doable. If you have so much to say, there’s surely plenty of stuff you can cut out. I didn’t think I could get my essay shorter than 650 words, but every couple of days I’d go back and re-read it, cutting out unnecessary things and finding more concise ways of stating the same message. Ultimately, if you can’t get it short enough no matter what, write a new essay.
If you can’t manage to write a 500-word essay, you have to wonder… are you ready for college? Not just in writing ability, but in the ability to follow a simple guideline…