<p>Hey everyone. This is kind of a late post. I just started on the supplement form of NW's application and I was wondering how strict are they about the 50-words limit? I'm really bad at cutting down essays. Would 80 words be too much? This is my first post, please help><!</p>
<p>I feel your pain - when I write, I tend to be very verbose, and precision definitely isn't my strong point. But with the 50 word essays, I think it's necessary. The essays themselves are a challenge - NU wants to see just how concise you can be, and for that reason, you really want to keep it to 50 words. I could see going five words over, maybe ten. But I think 30 is pushing it, and it isn't fair to the people who trimmed down their responses to make them fit.</p>