<p>the common app short answer is as follows:</p>
<p>In the space provided below, please elaborate on one of your activities (extracurricular, personal activities, or work experience) (150 words or fewer).</p>
<p>i took a creative approach and now, mine is about 200 words. if i cut it down it sounds weird, so wanted to know if it was bad to submit it as 200 words</p>
<p>will it fit in the box? There is a limited amount of characters available for that section. However, if it fits, I think it would be fine to submit it as 200 words. But if it does not fit, then i think if you cut it down to 170 words or so, that would be fine.</p>
<p>yeah it does fit in the box actually, i was just worried because it specified 150 or fewer rather than about 150.</p>
<p>but thanks, i think i will submit it was 200 words.</p>