<p>Right now my essay is sitting at 650 words (3970 characters). I know the recommended limit is ~500 words, but I'm kinda having trouble cutting it down. Since it's less than the 4000 character limit, should I even bother trimming it down?</p>
<p>Nah, you’re an engineer. They don’t expect you to be able to read instructions carefully anyway.</p>
<p>okay, i’ll try to bring it down to ~500 words. </p>
<p>another question: the engineering prompt asks to write about any experiences you have had in engineering. my main experience has been summer research, which i already covered in the “2 summers” essay. Is it too redundant to talk about summer research in both essays? Should I focus on something else in my 2 summers one? Sorry if I’m overthinking this, but I really really want my app to be as good as possible.</p>