<p>just kidding!</p>
<p>You're fine as long as it's under 3,500 words and they all count. Some of the best masterpieces of literature, such as the Communist Manifesto and your essay, are very long.</p>
<p>Ironic how Karl Marks is advocating the Communist Manifesto.. =)</p>
<p>And the Common App only allows 6k characters, so unless your essay is made up of one-character words and spaces, it's not gonna fit..</p>
<p>No no no. You need to keep it below like 3450. That is as high as I'd go and only if you cannot eliminate a single word.</p>
<p>the thread title was ALMOST believable</p>
<p>sorry, you over did it</p>
<p>YOu can write that much on the common app? I'm using my school's app and I'm limited to 500 words.</p>
<p>If you get it bound in leather you will be ok!</p>
<p>pretty funny this thread was moved to the essay forum...</p>
<p>You will definitely impress your admission officer, if you can write such a long essay for your application. Hope your essay is still coherent when it fits character limit. You will get into all school you want, man!</p>
<p>u kno what? My essay didn't fit in the box, it was way beyond 6000 characters, mine was 950 words , i had to use the additional information box but I got in (ED)</p>
<p>this whole admission process is part luck</p>
<p>collegegirlee,
which college did you get in?</p>
<p>3497 words or characters?</p>
<p>Ha ha. I actually thought that this thread was a genuine question when I first saw the title :P</p>
<p>I got into Mount Holyoke, davincicodes .</p>