<p>The supplement essay is limited to 500 hundreds words, but I wrote around 600.
I tried to upload it, and it worked? does this mean the common app system accepts it and I can just leave it like that?</p>
<p>I don’t think there are any hard limits coded in within the system and colleges will probably ignore the difference if it is a little bit over. But to be over by 20% or more doesn’t reflect well on your ability to read/follow instructions.</p>
<p>going upto 510-520 is fine, but i don’t think it’s wise to go to 600.
I’m also having the same problem. my essay stands at 495, but it would’ve been better if i could add more substance to it.</p>
<p>well thank you guys. I really want to respect the school’s policy but at the same time it is hard to eliminate those juicy details…</p>
<p>Yeah, pretty much the same here :(</p>