{"id":33475,"date":"2016-06-22T03:08:53","date_gmt":"2016-06-22T10:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=33475"},"modified":"2016-07-27T15:34:58","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T22:34:58","slug":"how-to-stay-within-essay-word-limits-by-reducing-verbal-verbosity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-to-stay-within-essay-word-limits-by-reducing-verbal-verbosity\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Within Essay Word Limits by Reducing Verbal Verbosity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Most applicants \u2013 whether applying to med school, law school, business school, or any other grad school or college program \u2013 need to deal with rigid character or word limits when writing their application essays or personal statements<\/a>. You may start out thinking that you have nothing to write, but generally, once applicants begin writing, they find they have <\/span>too much <\/span><\/i>to say! To keep within those pesky word limits, you need to make sure you keep your writing succinct. How? Check your verbs. Poor usage of verbs creates verbosity. Effective use contributes to concision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are a few techniques, followed by examples:<\/span><\/p>\n

1. Get rid of unnecessary helping verbs.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Verbose<\/strong>: She is going to be applying to ten medical schools.\u00a0<\/span>
\n<\/span>Succinct<\/strong>: She will apply to ten medical schools.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Replace adverbs that assist prosaic verbs with more just a simple, expressive verb.<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Verbose<\/strong>: He responded enthusiastically\u2026<\/span>
\n<\/span>Succinct<\/strong>: He enthused\u2026 OR He gushed\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

3. Forget about \u201ctaking advantage of the opportunity to do X.\u201d<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

Verbose<\/strong>: I took advantage of the opportunity to do research on\u2026<\/span>
\n<\/span>Succinct<\/strong>: I researched\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

4. Seek the verbs in nouns.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Verbose<\/strong>: I came to the conclusion\u2026<\/span>
\n<\/span>Succinct<\/strong>: I concluded\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

These editing techniques will help you trim your long-winded, verbose,\u00a0neverending essays into concise, engaging, and highly readable admissions masterpieces.<\/p>\n

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Related Resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0Five Fatal Flaws to Avoid\u00a0in Your Applications<\/a>
\n\u2022 10 Tips for Better Essay Writing<\/a>
\n\u2022 How to Use Good Grammar to Create Essays that Flow<\/a><\/p>\n

This article<\/a> originally appeared on\u00a0<\/em>blog.accepted.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Applying to a top b-school? The talented folks at Accepted have helped hundreds of applicants get accepted to their dream programs. Whether you are figuring out where apply, writing your application essays, or prepping for your interviews, we are just a call (or click) away.<\/p>\n

Contact us, and get matched up with the consultant who will help\u00a0you\u00a0<\/em>get accepted<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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