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limit is 1000 words for personal statement i tried my best to cut down and i'm at 1081, will that hurt me? didn't see a college app thread or anything.will this be it?
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Yes...
Basically, they'll see that you can't follow directions and won't accept you.
Try to take out a few sentences.
Basically, they'll see that you can't follow directions and won't accept you.
Try to take out a few sentences.
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Pretty much.
Your teacher tells you to keep your crayons inside the lines when coloring, then you do as your told if you want a good grade on your coloring assignment.
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attention to detail...
jackiechizzan
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cant even follow directions
wasted my 3500th post
wasted my 3500th post
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Finishing them right now...i feel like my essays are weak though....hate that feeling.
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reread it and cut out every unnecessary word. have someone else do the same using that microsoft word markup feature (so it shows you the edits).
youd be surprised how many unnecessary sentences u use when you can make the same point in hlf the words
youd be surprised how many unnecessary sentences u use when you can make the same point in hlf the words
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Originally Posted by jackiechizzan
cant even follow directions
wasted my 3500th post
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Don't exceed 1020 words.
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from the packet that they gave me: "Stay within the word limit as closely as you can. A little over - 1,012 words, for example - is fine." so justget rid of a couple of unneeded words and you should be good
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its not that serious imo...1000 is just a range...you should be fine.
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Originally Posted by ThrowedInDaGame
Pretty much.
Your teacher tells you to keep your crayons inside the lines when coloring, then you do as your told if you want a good grade on your coloring assignment.
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who else is doing their essays right now?
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i'm sure taking out a sentence or two won't drastically destroy the quality of your statement.
You got tougher assignments coming your way in college yo.
You got tougher assignments coming your way in college yo.
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Straight from the UC site. I'm trying to keep mine under the limit
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good luck, hope you getting mad financial aide kid
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Yeah try to trim it down to maybe 1020-1030. I dont think they'll really care, but its just a precaution I guese.
I'm sacrificing my Saturday night to work on this
I'm sacrificing my Saturday night to work on this
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i HATE HATE HATE UC's. i go to irvine and these budget cuts are killer. do yourself a favor and go private
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Originally Posted by NIKERAINBOWS
I'm sacrificing my Saturday night to work on this
me too
idk if i should do the UC app anymore tho. dont see myself going to any of those schools. the only school i'd stay in cali for is USC
moe200069
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trust me, you'll be sacrificing a lot of saturday nights once you get to college. but good luck though, if yall are submitting applicationsonline, i'd suggest getting your apps in before the network is flooded with folks trying to get them in last minute.Originally Posted by enrique23
Originally Posted by NIKERAINBOWS
I'm sacrificing my Saturday night to work on this
me too
idk if i should do the UC app anymore tho. dont see myself going to any of those schools. the only school i'd stay in cali for is USC
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Youre not getting accepted
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Originally Posted by moe200069
trust me, you'll be sacrificing a lot of saturday nights once you get to college. but good luck though, if yall are submitting applications online, i'd suggest getting your apps in before the network is flooded with folks trying to get them in last minute.Originally Posted by enrique23
Originally Posted by NIKERAINBOWS
I'm sacrificing my Saturday night to work on this
me too
idk if i should do the UC app anymore tho. dont see myself going to any of those schools. the only school i'd stay in cali for is USC
yeah, thanks man. im gonna try and turn the UC app in around noon on the 30th (day its due), because other people have warned me about the site crashing
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is the website not working for some people?
it doesnt let me get to the application
it doesnt let me get to the application
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straight to city FTW....
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