For secondary essay, should I aim for word/character limit?

[fastfingers]

I feel like some prompts are given fairly long character limit or word limit (such as 1500 character about how I am diverse). I feel like I can answer the questions quite simply and straightforwardly and only spend like 900 character.

I guess my question is, is it important that I aim to have my essays close to the character limit? Or should I keep it concise and to the point.

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[NickNaylor]

I feel like some prompts are given fairly long character limit or word limit (such as 1500 character about how I am diverse). I feel like I can answer the questions quite simply and straightforwardly and only spend like 900 character.

I guess my question is, is it important that I aim to have my essays close to the character limit? Or should I keep it concise and to the point.

Would you rather waste your time reading meaningless crap or a response that speaks directly to the prompt?

 

[Phlox]

Aim to answer the question that was asked. It's usually pretty obvious when someone is adding filler to an essay.