my essay is 650 words long. and the common app cap is 500. does anyone know of anyway i can be as condense as possible for the common app? and any tips for cutting your paper? i just CANNOT figure out how to edit my paper down to 500 words. if anyone can help me please respond and i’ll send you my paper
<p>If you cannot think of any possible way to cut down the paper yourself, you will most likely reject the suggestions other people give you. Either think about it harder yourself, or just leave it.</p>
<p>650 isn't too much over the limit. I was fine with 624, and honestly, if it's an engaging essay, they won't really notice/penalize for the extra words.</p>
<p>oh wow, it says 250-500 and it will truncate. did they just lie or what? because i pasted it in and it all fits?
also, are we allowed to make indents and stuff for our essay?</p>
<p>Yes, it lies. I could never find a way to indent, but I know you can fool around and get a blank line between paragraphs somehow.</p>
<p>anyone else know of a way to indent?</p>