<p>my essays are both over the 250 max by about 20 words...this is after cutting them alot. Can I just keep them at this length?</p>
<p>That's fine.</p>
<p>yes, but don't let them go anymore. they'll read any length essay, but following directions is an important life skill. 20 words over will not adversely affect your admission chances though.</p>
<p>Yea first I thought I couldn't even get one word over... but nah. Twenty seems within reasonable margin.</p>