<p>So I just found out the word limit on the common is 500 words. What range would be good to go over the limit?</p>
<p>I’m wondering about this, too…</p>
<p>Some people say that admissions officers see if you can follow a simple direction by not going over the word limit, while others say that if the essay is “that good,” the admissions officer will not notice if the essay is a little over. I guess it’s kind of like driving–go over as long as you’re not caught!!! :P:P Well, not that I’m suggesting driving over the limit, but you get the idea. :)</p>
<p>But, yeah, I’m also curious about this…</p>
<p>i assume that something like 700 words would definitely not be ok. Maybe somewhere in the range of 500-600 would be acceptable.</p>