Does UF accept application essay with more than 500 words?

<p>I wrote my application essay and its about 550 words.
However, all of my essay still fits on the essay section with like 650 characters left.
Should I make my essay less than 500 words or just stay with my current one?
I am worried cuz it saids on the Essay Information, "Please submit a 400-500 word essay."
Please help me!</p>

<p>…mine definitely wasn’t 400-500 words.</p>

<p>Wait… Im a bit confused right now…
So yours was more than 500 words too? or less than 400 words??</p>

<p>I wrote more than 500 words, but it fit in the box so I didn’t worry.</p>