UC essay word count question?

<p>My son's first prompt essay has 522 words, and second prompt essay has 509 words. Is that OK? I think it should be fine, but he wants to cut it down more.</p>

<p>On the UC website:
Word limit is 1000.
Stay within the word limit as closely as you can. A little over — 1,012 words, for example — is fine. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>