<p>As everyone know , word limit for application essay at Illinois is 300..but even after hours of editing my essay is of 400 words ( 403 to be exact on ms office word count ) ..Can i still submit it ??</p>
<p>UIUC says you can go over a little but advises not going over a lot.</p>
<p>There is also a statement I heard that has been mentioned by admission personnel who have read many essays over the limit: The applicants who firmly believe it is impossible to edit their essay to something near the allowed length are uniformily greatly mistaken in that belief.</p>