<p>These three essays have a 1800 character limit, but they also say to refrain from using more than 250 words. Now, I have 300 characters left over for one and I used my 250 words, but for another I have 150 characters left over but I used 280 words on that one. Do you think they'd mind? I understand that the limit is probably for people who are going to clutter the essay with huge words, but I'm not that kinda guy. I want Stanford to know the real me and the real me types in a way that everyone could understand the point going across with a couple of higher level vocabulary trickled in here and there. So is it common to have 300 characters left over? or go over the word limit?</p>
<p>I don’t think they are especially strict with the word counts or character limits, but you have to look out for the amount of lines you write. For my roommate essay, I wrote a lot of short paragraphs (so my essay ended up being longer due to all the breaks) and I only realized when I checked the print preview that part of it had been cut off. They don’t cut you off at a certain number of characters or words, but they do cut you off when you’ve gone past the allotted space for your particular essay. You’ll see what I mean when you click Print Preview! I hope this helps!</p>
<p>Ah, well I’m trying to refrain from typing in paragraphs unless it’s an actual long essay. It’s basically just flowing ideas because yeah, I don’t want it to be cut off. Anyways, I’ll check the print preview. Thanks :)</p>
<p>I just checked the print preview. It seems like I have quite a lot of space because the text goes on for a while on one line. I’m fine with that though. If I feel the need to use paragraphs, I will. Thanks for the tip.</p>
<p>No problem, I’m glad to help! Personally, I hate seeing large paragraphs because they’re a bit of an eyesore to read/follow, so make sure to keep your reader in mind! It might seem great to you, but it may also be difficult for someone else to read. Good luck on your application!</p>