TOO many WORDS!

College Essays
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<p>How many words should the Common App personal statement be?</p>

<p>Initially I thought there was a 500 limit, but apparently there is none.</p>

<p>So I made my essay (for YaleSCEA) 850 words. </p>

<p>Is that too much?</p>

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<p>Bump
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<p><em>oh how shameless of me XD</em></p>

<p>Please respond if you have any clues! :]</p>

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<p>There is no set limit. My CommonApp essay was around 800 too. But, in hindsight, I probably could have trimmed a lot.</p>

<p>I think you have an interesting story so I'll help you in depth if you want it.</p>