additional essay word limit question!!

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>on the commonapp, it says the limit for the additional essay to be 2000 characters. When I upload my file, it accepts it, but it is way over the 2000 character limit.</p>

<p>does my file have to fit the size requirement AND the 2000 character limit? how strict is this?</p>

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<p>It appears to me that the limit only pertains to the box....not the upload form.</p>

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<p>I agree.The file has its own limit---500kb or less,which is capable of being written a book</p>