<p>On the common App, the essay can only be from 250-500 words long. Mine is about 640 words long. Do you believe that this is a stringent requirement, or that I could get away having maybe a hundred extra words?</p>
<p>You can get away with it. Mine is 650. It is cut off at 6,000 characters and you should be well short of that.</p>
<p>Alright, word. Whew. Just checking =)</p>