<p>I am in the process of applying to University of Arizona. In the online application, it says that there is a 500 word limit for the essay/personal statement. Mine is less than 500 words, but when I copy+paste my essay into the application, I get an error message that says my essay is too long- Approximately 1500 words. My essay is nowhere near that number, and even after removing sections the error message does not go away. </p>
<p>What could be wrong? Thanks for all input.</p>