Question for UNC essay

Greetings!

I wish I could give you a definitive answer to your question, but that kind of insider info is generally not available to the public. The safest course would be to find a bit of your essay that you think could be trimmed. Going over the limit by a word or two--or five--might be alright, but 80 is quite a few.

You might ask your guidance counselor what he or she thinks. You could even call the university's admissions office and ask there; they would very likely say to just follow the guidelines, but you never know. You might get hold of someone super-helpful who knows the ropes.

I would be cautious about getting advice from peers--unless you run into someone who has actually gone all the way through the process. Even then, I'm not sure I'd follow advice from an unofficial source. Circumstances change, and so may requirements.

I hope this helps. My first inclination is always to go to the source for information--in your case, the university admissions office. Or else steel yourself to push that delete button 80 times! (Ouch!)

Best wishes,

Sarah, EssayForum.com

tk1319 Member Posts: 2 Joined: Dec 1, 06	Dec 1, 06, 04:23pm ¦ #1 hey guys this 1 of my essays for UNC. my main question is that the requirement is "about 500 words" and i believe i went over with about 80 words. Do you think i'll be okay?

EF_Team2 Moderator Posts: 2319 Joined: Mar 1, 06	Dec 1, 06, 06:01pm ¦ #2 Greetings! I wish I could give you a definitive answer to your question, but that kind of insider info is generally not available to the public. The safest course would be to find a bit of your essay that you think could be trimmed. Going over the limit by a word or two--or five--might be alright, but 80 is quite a few. You might ask your guidance counselor what he or she thinks. You could even call the university's admissions office and ask there; they would very likely say to just follow the guidelines, but you never know. You might get hold of someone super-helpful who knows the ropes. I would be cautious about getting advice from peers--unless you run into someone who has actually gone all the way through the process. Even then, I'm not sure I'd follow advice from an unofficial source. Circumstances change, and so may requirements. I hope this helps. My first inclination is always to go to the source for information--in your case, the university admissions office. Or else steel yourself to push that delete button 80 times! (Ouch!) Best wishes, Sarah, EssayForum.com

tk1319 Member Posts: 2 Joined: Dec 1, 06	Dec 2, 06, 05:16pm ¦ #3 THANKS!

EF_Team2 Moderator Posts: 2319 Joined: Mar 1, 06	Dec 3, 06, 09:35am ¦ #4 You're welcome! Good luck! Sarah

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