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I'm writing my personal statement now and i'm confused on how long it should be. I'm at around 800 characters now and I know the limit is 4500. Is my personal statement too short? What is a good length in regards to characters?

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Yes, definitely too short considering 800 characters is the length of a paragraph. There is no way you can express everything you need to address in 800 characters. Aim higher since you're nowhere close to the limit, at least 3500, 4000+ if possible imo.
 
Usually 3-4 paragraphs should be enough (3000+ characters)
800 characters is way too short!!
 
Yes, definitely too short considering 800 characters is the length of a paragraph. There is no way you can express everything you need to address in 800 characters. Aim higher since you're nowhere close to the limit, at least 3500, 4000+ if possible imo.
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