Will a 510-word Yale supplement essay be okay?

<p>So Yale hopes to see supplementary essays which are less than 500 words..but seems I cant reduce my essay length anymore..
so..will 510 words be fine? i'm worried about it..
Can anyone give me a clear responese? Many thanks!</p>

<p>510 is fine. It's the people who feel that they're "special cases" because their essay can only be complete at 700 that seem to reach into the "annoying" range.</p>

<p>thanx T26E4..
but my essay now has 523 words.. kill me</p>

<p>I'm almost certain Yale's website makes a point to tell you they won't stop reading at the 500th word, but do ask you to respect the limit they set.</p>

<p>523 won't hurt you.. they won't go "this kid did 523 words.. REJECTION!".. they just prefer to save some time, so they want the essays to be a short as possible (it is still good to stay under 500 words if you can.. just don't be one of those 700+ word essay kids.. that won't go well with the yale adcoms)</p>