<p>Hi, im in the process of editing my personal statment and currently, im at about 1,200 words. I know that it says the length of personal statment should be between 250 and 500 words, but can i go over the 500 word limit? I think i can condense my essay to about 700-800words without it losing any of my message/vital parts, but i feel like reducing it to 500 would harm my essay. Is it acceptable to submit an essay that is about 700-800 words long or will the colleges "take points off" b/c my essay's over the limit? THanks</p>
<p>anyone???</p>
<p>I don’t think they will, just as long as it is within reasonable length. Like 5 pages may be too long but 2 pages is fine i think?</p>
<p>Thanks, that’s what i thought, but wasn’t sure.</p>