<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I have compressed my commonapp essay from a 1000 words to 650. It seems I can't shorten it any further! :( Is it okay if I submit an essay that exceeds the guideline by 150 words? I mean, it still fits a page..so, it's not that apparent in my essay.</p>
<p>I know for a fact my D has submitted over-the-word-limit essays on college and scholarship applications and it doesn’t seem she suffered for it. She still got in to Stanford too. Just make sure you really do need alll those words. Change passive voice to active–that’s one people forget.</p>
<p>150 over seems like a lot, I’d say 20 over is probably the max! Try and condense more.</p>