<p>how long should my extended essay be for the university of chicago?</p>
<p>Around 500 words.</p>
<p>Ive seen people have 550-800 and even up to 1000. all accepted. so you have some wiggle room</p>
<p>Writing 700-1000+ words on a 500 word essay is not “wiggle room” but bloat. If you need a couple dozen extra words to finish your essay and can not edit elsewhere, no admissions officer is going to care. None of them wants to read hundreds of extra words and you want to keep you admissions officers happy. I can’t even imagine seeing a 700+ word essay that couldn’t be improved with shortening. Your ideas need to be clearly and concisely articulated in the essays.</p>