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How crucial is word count in admission essays?

wasabipeazThreads: 5
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 Jan 28, 10, 01:50pm   #1
Hi, can someone with experience please help me? In admission essays, how important is the word count? I have written 4 essays and they have all exceeded the suggested word count. I have tried very hard to cut down the words, but I can't seem to be able to leave out anything.

When they say approximately 500 words, or something like that, how turned off will the reader be at an essay that's, say, 700 words long?

please help!

Sandra Tay
salbaziliThreads: 4
Posts: 18
 Jan 28, 10, 03:38pm   #2
I think the main point of word limit is to test you on how well you would write intensive information in such a short space. So if I were you, I would have written my essays in a different way instead of cutting off info. Take this for example:

A group of kids formed a soccer team. They were fourteen kids and their ages were around fifteen. They called their team the Eagels.


instead I would write it this way:

A group of fourteen teenagers formed a soccer team, the Eagles.


So try your best to rewrite you texts to make them more concentrated in fewer words, and do not exceed the word limit because it might hurt your application somehow.

Salah Addin Al-Bazili
wasabipeazThreads: 5
Posts: 26
 Jan 29, 10, 03:54am   #3
I'm trying so very very very hard to cut words but I can't seem to find anything that can be shortened! Not without ruining the effect it was supposed to create. SIGH. But thanks for your suggestion, salbazili. It did help for a few sentences.

Anyone has other suggestions?

Sandra Tay
EF_KevinThreads: 23
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 Jan 29, 10, 06:59pm   #4
ha ha, first, I want to mention that I love your username. And I love wasabi peas.

Now... I see that you face a common problem. Opinions differ, but it seems fair to say they impose a word limit because they want it to be obeyed. I'm sorry!

Taking out material is tough.... is there sme essay in particular I can help with?

If it's any consolation, almost every piece of writing gets better when you eliminate the weakest players on the team.

Kevin, EssayForum.com
wasabipeazThreads: 5
Posts: 26
 Jan 31, 10, 12:21pm   #5
oh dear i haven't used the computer. haha thanks, i love wasabi peas too. :D

Yes, I figured that they imposes a word limit because they want it to be obeyed..

But after some help from a friend I have successfully cut down the words on my essays. I'm just working on one last one. But the problem in this one is that I need to focus on answering the question more. Once that's done I don't foresee a word count problem.

Thanks for the offer though, all you guys at EF have been a great help.

Sandra Tay

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