<p>is it okay if we go 15 or 20 or so words over 500 for the Cal Alumni Scholarship application??</p>
<p>how strict are they about this?</p>
<p>Well they said in bold letters, no more than 500 words right? Even italicized it. But it's only 15 to 20 words. Hard to call; can drop it down a little? maybe by 5 or 10? You don't want your app getting thrown out becuase of 15-20 words.</p>
<p>Use semi-colons for "and" (if appropriate).</p>
<p>yeah..that's true..but damn its SO hard to fit it in!</p>
<p>My English Lit teacher says that when you write 5 or so pages, a good self-editor edits it down to 1 page. Not sure whether this is true or not. When I edit, it sometimes gets longer.</p>
<p>k i made it 503 words, hopefully they wont ***** about that.</p>
<p>Three words? I think you're fine. I doubt their that picky. Good luck.</p>