<p>my personal statement is around 700 words. :(
i know, it says no more than 300 words on the application....is this ok.
i mean i have exceeded the word limit by 400 words!!!
help.</p>
<p>pleeeeez</p>
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<p>It depends. If your other stats such as GPA/Class rank, ACT scores, and extracurriculars are already pretty solid, then your personal statement won't be that important. I doubt that you'll be penalized.</p>
<p>Honestly, I would really cut it down, just in case they do look at your personal statement. One or two words over would be okay but 400 just shows that you didn't bother reading the instructions.</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely shorten it. I would say limit it to no more than 350 words.</p>
<p>Follow the instructions!</p>
<p>Definitely shorten it. If they see more than two pages, they'll probably just chuck it into the garbage.</p>