How long is the Statement of Purpose supposed to be?

<p>I remember reading that it had a 9600 character limit but that seems ridiculously long. Is this a combined limit for essay topic C,D, and E along with the statement of purpose? If anyone can link me to the limit for these application essays that would be great.
By the way, I am filling out the application as a transfer student.</p>

<p>There is no length on the essays but generally 500-700 words works best. You don’t want it too long because admissions has to go through so many people but at the same time you want our long enough to make your point.</p>

<p>Thank you. This has bothered me for awhile now.</p>

<p>Yes, shorter is good!</p>

<p>I liked what Abraham Lincoln said to an audience one time. Something along the lines of, “I would have written a shorter speech if I’d had more time to prepare.”</p>