I am currently applying to UVA, and the supplemental essays ask for “a half page or roughly 250 words” for both prompts. I was wondering how much over 250 I can go. Is 265 too much? What are the guidelines for that?
Thank you so much!
It’s not a hard and fast guideline. Don’t submit 500 words, or a whole page. They are basically saying stick to the shorter side. Make each word count. 265 words is probably ok, but it shouldn’t be difficult to get rid of a few of those words.
Hi unireasearch3,
250 words just gives you an idea of how long they would like the essay to be. If you go onto Common App, they give you a 300 word limit. Basically, they just want your essay to be short and sweet.
@SingingElephant Thank you! I just didn’t want to bore the AO. Thank you for pointing that out 
I usually would try to stay within the word limit.