Short Essay Question Length on Application

<p>Hey Guys,</p>

<p>My short essay length is approximately 509 words. Is this too much? I gave it to a couple of my teachers and they said its very attention grabbing but I am afraid I would have to sacrifice that for a shorter length (maybe about 200-300 words). Should I completely break apart my essay to make it shorter or what?</p>

<p>Any feedback or help is appreciated</p>

<p>500 is a bit much, can you cut it down to 300? If not, it’s not a huge deal - from what I’ve heard, it’s not really read in that much depth regardless…</p>

<p>I’m actually in the same situation (501 words). Mine’s also attention grabbing, but I might still reduce it to about 450 or so.</p>

<p>I talked to the undergraduate admissions office today. They said that you should fully answer the question, without making it three pages long.</p>

<p>Sounds like they don’t care too much for the length.</p>