<p>We just hit the PREVIEW button, and the bottom third of D Essay appeared in pink, and a message popped up that anything in pink won't appear to them !!!!!</p>
<p>Yes - there IS a 500 word max !!!!!</p>
<p>Others have said there is not a limit - and I don’t know how many times I have seen that mentioned on here the last few days - but it is wrong. </p>
<p>So if you have not submitted it yet or at least not finalized - Don’t assume it will all go thru.</p>
<p>You can hit that button and it you miss the message - your essay will look like you just ended it mid thought.</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>You need to calm down. The essay for the NMSF app is no big deal. Just take out the excess and submit. The content of the essay (as long at isn’t rude) is not a big deal as long as it’s coherent and grammatically fine and is ok for the prompt…</p>
<p>Relax…your child will make NMF as long as SAT is fine, not a discipline problem, GPA fine, SAT sent to NMCorp, and you submit the paperwork.</p>
<p>Congrats to your D.</p>
<p>I don’t know why others have said that there isn’t a limit. There’s always been a limit.</p>
<p>There is a limit, but it is NOT 500 words. My essay is 670 words and it fit above the red line.</p>
<p>I think the limit may be a character limit…not really a “word limit” since the essay must fit in a defined spot. In previous years, essays had to be cut and taped into a defined space. We even had to be careful to use “non-glare tape”. </p>
<p>The essay has had limits for years…maybe always.</p>
<p>Is anyone having trouble viewing the essay in the preview window?
I just want to verify whether or not all my words are above the pink region but for me the words do not even show up…:/</p>
<p>@joanybologna I had the same problem as well. Nothing would show up at all. </p>
<p>But now my application isn’t working at all. When I’m trying to log in, it shows an error message telling me to call NMSC between Monday and Friday. I’m kind of freaking out now.</p>
<p>@Lolar Oof I really hope that that does not happen to me. I hope your problem gets fixed!!!
In any case, could someone tell me approximately how many lines fit above the pink?</p>
<p>@joany Okay, so I used a different web browser (I switched to firefox from Safari) and it worked just fine. </p>
<p>I had 25 total lines in my essay and I had a little bit of space left above the red area.</p>