Word count questions (several threads merged)

wantcollege
Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:54:50 +0000

(Optional) No admission application can meet the needs of every individual. If you think additional information or material will give us a more thorough impression of you, please respond below.

For the above optional essay, is there a word limit? I thought I saw 200-250 words as the word count suggestion, but when I logged into my account today, I didn’t see any suggestions for word count. Did MIT over the last few days take out that limit? I could have sworn there was a limit earlier. Also, on this website, [Best Colleges 2010 National Universities Rankings](http://www.eapply.com.tw/tw/tv/Eassy/B_ESSAY2010.htm#_Toc242629548)

the word limit is stated as (Please limit your answer to 200-250 words or fewer.)

Is that accurate? Thanks.