Question regarding undergrad admissions essay?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Central Florida
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<p>This is for the UCF admissions essay. The prompt is...</p>

<p>"Essay: The personal statements are a very important part of your application. They assist the university in knowing you as an individual, independent of test scores and other objective data. We ask that you respond to two of the topics below. Your personal statement should be no longer than a total of 500 words or 7000 characters for both statements combined. The best personal statements are not necessarily the longest ones.</p>

<p>1.If there has been some obstacle or "bump in the road," in your academic or personal life, please explain the circumstances.
2.How has your family history, culture or environment influenced who you are?
3.Why did you choose to apply to UCF?
4.What qualities or unique characteristics do you possess that would allow you to contribute to the UCF community?"</p>

<p>My question is... should I write two short statements around 250 words each, or weave the two topics I choose into a single essay of 500 words? It may not seem like a big deal, but I don't want to make the wrong choice and hinder my chances of being accepted.</p>

<p>If you've currently applied to UCF, what did you do?</p>

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<p>Hahah I interpreted the 7000 as me being able to write like at least 500 for each even though I went over 500 on one of them :X lol so i’m not sure if I did it wrong ? Hopefully that didn’t hinder me . I don’t think it would since it’s kind of confusing.</p>

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<p>Well the directions are pretty vague. So far I’m leaning towards doing two statements instead of one.</p>

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<p>I got accepted and I went over 500 so I guess you can go over. BTW I wrote one long essay covering two topics.</p>

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<p>Okay thanks! I’m guessing its just up to personal preference.</p>

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<p>Pretty sure I wrote two mini essays totaling to 500 and I got in a week after I applied :)</p>