<p>I'm almost finished one of my essays, however it seems to be over the world limit. The prompt says not over 500 words, however, the character count is 4000--which allows for my entire essay.
I haven't edited yet, so I am sure I can pare it down a bit, though I'm not sure if I can get it to 500.
Do you think it is bad to be over even if it fits within the character limit?
It's creative and a fun read, in my opinion, if that makes any difference. So it's not just dragging on boringly.
Thanks for your input!</p>
<p>Some of the electronic forms will not even let you paste in something that is longer than the requested character count, or word count. Before you edit, just try a copy and paste first. My S found that it was either character OR word count - and as long as you hit the one required it fit - and it was fine.</p>
<p>Sometimes the prompt will have a word count but the little box will have a character count that is much more than what is typically needed. Usually it’s best to go with the word count provided in the prompt.</p>