UMich Ross Business Case Essay - word count

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Hey everyone,

The UMich Ross website says to limit my response to approximately 500 words, but when I actually go to the application to enter my essay, it has a limit of 4000 characters, which allows for much more than 500 words. Is it fine if I submit an essay around 550 words since it is lower than the 4000 character limit, or should I cut down to 500 in order to match the website’s direction?

Thank you!

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Hi! Since the website says 500 words, I’d definitely limit yourself to 500 words just in case!

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Part of applying to a college is following the rules. If not it can be rejected. This goes for all schools. 500 or less. It can be a great essay and only 400 words… Don’t have to use every word to get to 500.

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Follow directions.