common app essay word limit >500??

International Students
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<p>Wrote and submitted essay which had 1250 words.
I heard it should be around 500.Is it OK ??BTW No word got cut in the print preview</p>

2

<p>That is just…scary. No offense, but it SAID limit yourself to 500 words - you didn’t need to ‘hear’ that. It just presents a very negative picture imo - you can’t restrict yourself to rules. </p>

<p>Still, hope for the best.</p>

3

<p>Is it okay? No.</p>

<p>Unless you talk about how you got the idea of curing cancer while paragliding over the middle east on a covert spy mission to find out their nuclear capabilities, all while missing a leg and an arm.</p>

<p>Exaggeration, but something along those lines. Though this sums it up:</p>

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4

<p>That is serious bro, 1200+ words? Did u write Mahabharat or what?</p>

5

<p>Hmmm, last year it didn’t specify any word limit. Interesting.</p>

6

<p>Mine was around 630ish words. Is that fine?</p>

7

<p>Mine was nearly 900 words and it didn’t hurt me, so I think you should be good as long it doesn’t feel draggy.</p>