<p>Mine is probably going to be 800 total, I only have 500 for the first prompt.</p>
<p>Is there anything wrong with submitting an 800 or even 700 word statement?</p>
<p>Nvm, found this on the UC application site:</p>
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[QUOTE]
You may allocate the word count as you wish, but we suggest each of your answers be no less than 250 words.
[/QUOTE]
</p>
<p>Correct, absolutely nothing wrong with submitting an essay consisting of less than 1000 words :p</p>
<p>My second prompt is only about 430 words, my second should be around there. I’m trying to stay above 800 but obviously below 1000. I have found that depending on your topics for the first prompt (where you describe a talent accomplishment etc), there is only so much to say before you get a little repetitive. I’m trying to just get to the point without filler.</p>
<p>582 words… is it too short?</p>
<p>^is that the total for two essays?!!?!</p>
<p>I hope thats just for one, in which case you have to compensate in the other essay. If that is for two, I would see where you could expand. You have to be pretty amazing to write an admissions essay in so few words, no offense.</p>
<p>I ended up totaling 903.</p>
<p>Exactly 1000. Feels good man.</p>
<p>Same here. Mine is exactly 1000 words, 527 for the first, and 473 for the second.</p>
<p>Hey, I just submitted my application and essay (relieved 
). If anyone would like me to proofread his or her essay, I’d be happy to do it. I’m a Linguistics major and I love correcting grammar and editing! PM me if you’re interested!</p>
<p>personal statement is 798
extra info 175
extra curricular expanded 150 exactly</p>
<p>Last year, mine were 433+492 </p>
<p>This year, I’m considering a different approach, and I want it shorter! I’m not sure that any of my personality came through in the first prompt at all.</p>
<p>I thought the first topic (intended major) was much more important than the second, so I focused most of my word count there – 582 words. I believe my second one was only 412 words.</p>
<p>Just under 800 words and I don’t really feel like adding anything else. In fact I might shorten it even more.</p>
<p>Somewhere in the ballpark of 97X, I think 977 but it mighta been a word or two less</p>
<p>I think my first prompt this time around will be in the ballpark of 300 words.</p>
<p>^ LOL</p>
<p>it says on the site that they recommend that each answer not be any shorter than 250 words so we’re all good.</p>
<p>Anyways mine came out to 990. I didn’t even bother to write in the “additional comments” section. I was so sick of writing.</p>
<p>Quality > quantity. :)</p>
<p>can you read mine?</p>
<p>578 in total heh heh heh I win</p>