<p>The main essay says "approximately 500 words".
What is everyone's opinions about how much over 500 is acceptable?</p>
<p>Probably up to 700 would be fine. U of M really couldn’t care less about your essay in the first place, and they definitely don’t care about word count. Just don’t bore them into rejecting you lol.</p>
<p>Just don’t make it so long that they are saying “wow, this kid is trying way too hard”</p>