Personal statement character count help

[ninadeoliveira]

Hi all!
So, thanks to everyone who helped me and shared their LLM personal statement with me, mine is now done. However, the uni I'm applying to says your personal statement should have a maximum of 4000 characters with spaces included. I'm at 4090 and I don't think I can cut anything else from it. Is it ok to go a bit over the 4k limit? Has someone else been in this situation?

Thank you so much,
Nina.

 

[AvniD]

Hi all!
So, thanks to everyone who helped me and shared their LLM personal statement with me, mine is now done. However, the uni I'm applying to says your personal statement should have a maximum of 4000 characters with spaces included. I'm at 4090 and I don't think I can cut anything else from it. Is it ok to go a bit over the 4k limit? Has someone else been in this situation?

Thank you so much,
Nina.

I'd definitely just stick to 4000 characters- there must be something you can cut and getting someone to look over your application can help you edit it appropriately. Not sticking to word limits is a sure-shot way to get your application disregarded or marked down simply on the basis of being 90 characters over. This is easily avoidable and not worth risking, in my opinion!

 

[Jessica Booker]

Hi all!
So, thanks to everyone who helped me and shared their LLM personal statement with me, mine is now done. However, the uni I'm applying to says your personal statement should have a maximum of 4000 characters with spaces included. I'm at 4090 and I don't think I can cut anything else from it. Is it ok to go a bit over the 4k limit? Has someone else been in this situation?

Thank you so much,
Nina.

Hi - this thread might be useful in finding how to say exactly the same point with fewer words. I suspect it may help you easily find 90 characters:

How to get your applications within their word limits

After reviewing applications over the last 7-8 months, one of the most common issues for candidates is getting their answer within word limits. Often people find it difficult to cut their answers down, and in doing so usually cut out interesting content or points to ensure the answer meets any...

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