what if i wrote an essay with 660 words?

[Abhi08544]

<p>They won't stop reading after 500 words.</p>

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@Matt McGann on his old Blog

Commenting on my last entry, Adriana asked about essay length. I know you all are getting mixed messages about this. We say in the application, "Please keep to a 500-word limit." Kevin says in his blog that 650 words is okay. Adriana would really like to submit 800 words. What should you do?</p>

<p>Well, here's what I can tell you. We're not going to reject you because of the length of your essay. We do not have an auto-word-counter for the online application. Also, I am not going to count the words in your essay. I have never even estimated the length of an essay response.</p>

<p>Really, quality is much more important than quantity. And some people, I know, do have more to say than what fits in 500 words. If that is you, I'd encourage you to show your essay to your favorite English teacher, tell him/her that your essay is currently longer than the recommended limit, and ask what advice s/he would give you. They may tell you to send in the longer essay, and if they do, I'd trust that. Or, if they recommend paring it down to restrict it to 500 words, I'd take that advice.

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