Hi,
How many words do you think I can go over the 150 word soft limit before Princeton would consider it annoying?
They say “about 150 words” but one of my responses is 175 ish. Think I should cut it further?
If the writing is concise, and if you don’t do this with all of your word limit suggestions, you’ll be fine.
Not to toot my own horn, I’m pretty good at editing and reducing word counts, so I’d be happy to provide a second set of eyes.
The art of the essay is often in its editing… I’d cut it down more. A few over (like 5 words) can be overlooked, but at some point, you are ignoring their request, and why would you do that? Unless you essay is absolutely perfect, edit it down!