So my friend.. (college apps)

<p>Wrote 2 800 word essays for the UC prompts lol.. its suppose to be 1000 words all together, she thought it was max 1000 words per prompt. Does anyone know what she should do?</p>

<p>Hope for the best?</p>

<p>Well she could obviously cut them down… a lot… but that would take some serious work. Will it hurt her to submit them they way they are, or should she cut them down?</p>

<p>should she cut them down?</p>

<p>Cut them down NOW. At least it shows that she knows how to follow instructions.</p>

<p>Speaking of which, the UC prompt should really specify on the word count. So far I seen 4 people including OP’s friend making the same mistake. Just imagine if an applicant submitted 2000 words essay in total to the adcoms…</p>