<p>I would like to use my Common App. personal statement for the U. Michigan diversity essay. I think it's really strong, but it's 871 words. I can chop it down to about 600 words, but the prompt calls for only 250. How far do you think I can push the word limit? Thanks.</p>
<p>I think Alexandre said it was like 200-300 words would be fine and maybe a bit over 300. So I think you should definitely cut it down a good bit.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. It’s going to be tough - my concluding paragraph is close to 300 words.</p>
<p>Dang its going to be tough but I was able to cut my 950 word essay down to around 550ish so with some work it can be done. Good luck. :)</p>