<p>On the common app, the word limit for the short answer is 150.</p>
<p>Does it matter if you're 10-20 words over?</p>
<p>I think they will consider that not following the rules, a little extreme, i know.</p>
<p>Try cutting it down...to be on the safe side.</p>
<p>well if you're only 10-20 words over, then i dont see how it's so hard to cut them out. It's like 1 or 2 sentences. If you absolutely can't, don't sweat it.</p>
<p>who the hell is going to count? length of words plays a big part. Don't worry.</p>