<p>My uc apps were</p>
<p>210+212+615 = 1037</p>
<p>Will i get penalized for this? </p>
<p>my 615 one is actually 610 but the application system added 5 for some reason...same with my 212 one.</p>
<p>they won't let you submit an over 1000 word essays, so try to cut it down. Follow the instruction: A 1000 words or fewer.</p>
<p>for some reason everyone's esssays have inflated word counts on the website compared to the word count shown in microsoft word. it sucks but we have to cut it down :(</p>
<p>i just submitted mine with 1025 total. i would say try to do +/- 10 words for each prompt so it equals 970-1030. They won't penalize you for having to read an extra sentence</p>
<p>Have you tried submitting it at 1037? I doubt very seriously that it would make a difference.... I know my son's essay for UC was WAY over 1000 words, but that was a few years back. But I know that if the computer accepts it, no one is going to notice +37 words.</p>
<p>If the system does not allow you to enter an essay that long, try going back and looking for unnecessary adjectives, (like "very"); look for sentences framed in passive voice that can be turned into active voice; and look for unneccessary connective and introductory phrases. It should be pretty easy to trim out the extra words.</p>
<p>I was told that the online app doesn't allow you to go over 1000 at all, but I submitted mine this morning and I definitely had over 1000. There's a 630 word limit on the 600-word one, I discovered, so I had to trim that.</p>