<p>I’ve been having a hard time trying to get my essay down to 500 words. Right now I’m at 723. :(</p>
<p>yeah that’s about the length of mine. Good luck!</p>
<p>don’t worry too much about the length. as long as you’re concise and convincing, it shouldn’t be a problem. someone i know who applied last year, applied with a 1600 word essay when the school he was applying to (not amherst) requested 250-500 words. he got accepted regardless.</p>
<p>damn…1600 words? that’s like six pages double-spaced right? how good of a writer was he?</p>