Hi
So I just finished writing my college essay and I got a 649 word count for the essay. I feel like it is too long and have read that colleges like a shorter and sweeter essay than a long and sweet one.
Should I edit it out to make it shorter?
Writing can almost always benefit from being edited down.
No, colleges don’t care as long as it’s 500-650 words and it’s expressive, pertinent, and personal.
Concise is always better than wordy
Well, there’s tecnically whether they care, versus the impression a tight, on-target essay can make. Plus, in case something happens with their download, (eg, words that get truncated,) you don’t want your ending cut off.