<p>It’s really an unknown at this point. I should be able to tell you in a few days. If you write more than 250 words in the box, it warns you in red that you need to remove X number of words to get to 250. However, it will let you hit the Continue button and go on even if you are at more than 250. As I mentioned before, the real problem is that you can’t see a print preview until the main app is submitted to Stanford. It may or may not cut off the essay. I am not at that stage yet. I have already done this with the Purdue application, so I speak from experience 
as to the steps involved.</p>