one page single spaced, 1 in margins but 723 words..too much??

College Essays
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<p>read the title</p>

<p>(common app personal statement)</p>

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<p>What is this essay for?</p>

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<p>common app personal statement</p>

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<p>Bump.........</p>

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<p>Give it another read and see if you can cut anything. It's better to be around 500 words. When you read a lot of essays in a row you get a feel for that length, so I don't think playing with the format will do much. However, if you find every word is necessary, don't worry about it. 723 isn't inappropriately long, especially if your writing is interesting.</p>

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<p>Ha, I hope not! Mine is nearly 800 words!!! I don't care though... it's still under 1 page in length, and it's not like I violated any instructions (the common app only lists a MINIMUM number of words, not a max). So the admissions officers can take that piece of info and stick it in their hats. lmao</p>

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<p>The Common App used to truncate extra words. Do they have you attach the file now?</p>

<p>A few extra words won't kill you. But odds are you could cut 200 out fairly easily and make it a better essay.</p>

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<p>sorry if this is a little off topic, but do essay need to be single spaced or double?</p>