Hi guys, what exactly is the word count for Cornell’ supplement? I am applying to CALS and on a pdf doc from their website, it says 500 words max. Yet, on the common app, I am allowed to enter up to 650 words total. My essay is currently 600 words long, and I really do not want to edit it anymore…
Basically Cornell screwed up on this one and they are now accepting 650 words. Several people, including me, have called Admissions and they are saying 650, despite the fact that two weeks ago their documents all said 500 (and apparently some still do.) There are several discussion of this on the ED2020 thread.
So many CALS applicants this year… Christ.