<p>Ok i know a thread like this has been posted before, and I sincerely apologize for my redundancy. My concern is that my personal statement is 560 words, and even though I realize that 60 words equates to a mere three sentences I'm just worried that some of the colleges will use that against me.</p>
<p>Specifically, I was worried about Boston University's application where it states "Please write an essay of no more than 500 words..." </p>
<p>Has anyone submitted long essays and been accepted, or specifically to Boston University.</p>
<p>I don't know about BU specifically, but other colleges are very lenient with their essay policy. Most universities just give a 500 word suggestion to tell you the whereabouts of your essay length. Personally, for a 500 word limit essay I think around 650 should be fine. Don't worry about your essay being over the word length.</p>
<p>I don't know, i'm just concerned becuase I don't want the essay shortening to get to the point where it's diminishing the content of the essay (if you know what i mean...)</p>
<p>They won't count the number of words in your essay! As long as its reasonable, it's fine. Just make sure you're not being redundant in your essay.</p>