Word limits on personal statements

Started by ralfloran
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ralfloran

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Just a quick question,

some school requires me to write an "approximately 500 word" statement of purpose and I ended the essay at just around 600. Should I shorten it?
 
Yes. Try to be more concise and less wordy, that way you can get your message across without boring them since they have hundreds to read.