<p>Is is bad if I exceed the 500 word limit? One of my essays has 617 words.... Would that affect my admission decision?</p>
<p>Follow the rules</p>
<p>My personal statement was a bit under 800, and I still got in. Don’t exceed a page, single spaced, one inch margins.</p>
<p>As for the character limits, abide by those.</p>
<p>Do not go over. It can cut off!</p>
<p>^Yes, the short responses with character limits can cut off. The personal essay, however, is on a separate page, and thus, as long as you keep it to the confines of that page, there’s no danger of it being cut off.</p>
<p>On that note, the character limits aren’t 100% accurate. Use the print preview function to make sure. One of mine cut off at ~1480 characters instead of the full 1500.</p>
<p>Maybe you should cut it</p>