Is there a word limit for the “Why Northwestern” essay question? In some places I’ve read that the max is 300, but other places say there’s not a limit at all. I wrote mine before I knew about the word limit, so currently it’s about 620 words. If anyone could help me out, that’d be great!
The space on your common app where you’d write the supplement says 300 words max
Mine was 300 exactly lol and I was accepted. However, I know some people who wrote over, and some who wrote under. I think 300 is not to be ignored, however they are not actually going to count each word…
@Swinter I applied last year and the supplement had to be upload via a Word doc or .pdf.
I think 300 is sufficient. My supplement was exactly 300.