500 words???

<p>That is a ridiculous limit for an essay!!! Has anyone ever exceeded it? I can barely get my point across on a piece of music that has inspired me.</p>

<p>my essay was really choppy post editing, but it still got the point across. they know you have to edit, and honestly, are probably just scanning these essays anyways. the key is to pick the important details of your essay and leave out anything that is extraneous details (whether or not you think they are awesome...i had some sentences i really liked but had to cut because they were fluff). plus, they don't count the words, so if you exceed a little there's no need to worry. i wouldn't go above 600 though.</p>

<p>Dude, the essays that I sent to colleges that accepted me were some of the most random, sarcastic, and demented blobs of words I have ever written in my life. I really think that these days the colleges want to find somebody who stands out through their essays (be it because of creativity or insanity). I would recommend writing on a different topic, such as why you think red is a better color than blue, or why you think the world is really flat. Look, the colleges will get their idea of how smart you are from your SAT's, grades in HS, and recommendation letters. Be creative with your essay, don't use the same topic that at least 100 other students will use. Those topics got me into NYU, Brown, and Boston College, among other places. I really think that colleges just want someone who will stand out and be different in their essays, but that's just one man's opinion. Either, way, good luck!</p>

<p>Yesss I agree with vvvvaaaapppp. I wrote my essay on how ridiculous the 500 word limit rule was.</p>