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Ask yourself this: if you were on the admissions committee, would you accept an applicant LACKING THE ABILITY to edit an apparent final draft of an essay down from 600 plus words to 500 words or below... particularly when the original instructions stated the essay should be between 250 and 500 words?
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<p>Adcoms won't bother about 580 if the essay is really good.</p>