<p>i know that its not a huge deal if u go a little bit over the limit, but how much is too much? would writing 600 words for a 500 word essay be too much? wat are your experiences</p>
<p>soo many similar threads…just look around.</p>
<p>600 for a 500 is verging on too much (if you’re talking about a set “requirement” rather than a “guideline”)…try to trim it down. One good way of doing this is re-reading the whole thing and asking if each sentence is necessary…sometimes you’ll find that whole sentences can be thrown out without anything valuable actually being lost.</p>
<p>If you don’t think you can get 600 down at all then just go for it…it’s not “too far” over, imho.</p>