By how much is it okay to go over the limit on the Stanford short essays?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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<p>I am on 257 right now and the limit is 250.</p>

<p>I appreciate your consideration for answering :)</p>

2

<p>I’m guessing that as long as it fits and does not go over the character limit, it would be ok.</p>

3

<p>it’s probably fine, but you will see that your message gets clearer with every word deleted :)</p>

4

<p>my message did get so much clearer!
and I only had to eliminate 7 words :smiley:
thanks!</p>

5

<p>I did 330.</p>

<p>From Stanford’s email: “Don’t worry about the word count as long as it fits in the space provided”.</p>

6

<p>cool, thanks</p>

7

<p>One of mine was 266, but it fit in the space, so I’m hoping it is ok!</p>

8

<p>I am sure it is :smiley:
266 is not that much over the limit</p>