{"id":55624,"date":"2022-07-31T17:52:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T00:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/?p=55624"},"modified":"2022-07-31T17:57:12","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T00:57:12","slug":"how-strict-are-word-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"How Strict Are Word Limits?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When it comes to word limits on Personal Statements, advice is all over the place. Some say you should obey them strictly, others say that you can go over by 50 words... or 10%... or 100 words... So what gives? <br>In this video, I answer this question, but also talk about why the question itself often reflects an <strong>incorrect<\/strong> assumption that when it comes to Personal Statements, more is better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Strict Are Word Limits?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tPiCL_WVp9E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more help, check us out at <a href=\"https:\/\/Gurufi.com\">Gurufi.com<\/a>. Our editors have decades of experience helping clients get into top Masters and Ph.D. programs in STEM, humanities, fine arts, and social sciences. Our specialty is helping you craft compelling personal statements that move the needle in your admissions process! For questions, shoot us an email at <a href=\"mailto:service@gurufi.com\">service@gurufi.com<\/a>. Check us out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi\" title=\"Facebook\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gurufinder\" title=\"Twitter\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/guruficonsulting\" title=\"LinkedIn\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to word limits on Personal Statements, advice is all over the place. Some say you should obey them strictly, others say that you can go over by&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":191,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why &quot;more is better&quot; is almost always the wrong approach.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Gurufi\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.10\" \/>\n\n\t\t<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) -->\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-EPGBB37M3K\"><\/script>\n<script>\nwindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\nfunction gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\ngtag('js', new Date());\ngtag('config', 'G-EPGBB37M3K');\n<\/script>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GMAT Club Blog - Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why &quot;more is better&quot; is almost always the wrong approach.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:secure_url\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"150\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-01T00:52:28+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-08-01T00:57:12+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gmatclubforum\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gmat_club\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why &quot;more is better&quot; is almost always the wrong approach.\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gurufinder\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#blogposting\",\"name\":\"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog\",\"headline\":\"How Strict Are Word Limits?\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/gmat-club-logo.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#articleImage\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-31T17:52:28-07:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-31T17:57:12-07:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"Other\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/uncategorized\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Other\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/uncategorized\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Other\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/uncategorized\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"How Strict Are Word Limits?\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Blog\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"How Strict Are Word Limits?\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/blog\\\/uncategorized\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Other\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GMAT Club\",\"description\":\"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/05\\\/gmat-club-logo.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#organizationLogo\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#organizationLogo\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gmatclubforum\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/gmat_club\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/gmat_club\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/gmatclub\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/gmat-club\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gurufi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/07\\\/60214719_10157246679643279_8594784396056199168_n-96x96.png\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Gurufi\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gurufi\",\"https:\\\/\\\/twitter.com\\\/gurufinder\"]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/\",\"name\":\"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog\",\"description\":\"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why \\\"more is better\\\" is almost always the wrong approach.\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/how-strict-are-word-limits\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/gurufi\\\/#author\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-31T17:52:28-07:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-31T17:57:12-07:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"GMAT Club\",\"description\":\"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gmatclub.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog","description":"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why \"more is better\" is almost always the wrong approach.","canonical_url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":"&lt;!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --&gt;\n&lt;script async src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=G-EPGBB37M3K\"&gt;&lt;\/script&gt;\n&lt;script&gt;\nwindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];\nfunction gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}\ngtag('js', new Date());\ngtag('config', 'G-EPGBB37M3K');\n&lt;\/script&gt;"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#blogposting","name":"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog","headline":"How Strict Are Word Limits?","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#articleImage","width":150,"height":150},"datePublished":"2022-07-31T17:52:28-07:00","dateModified":"2022-07-31T17:57:12-07:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"Other"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/#listItem","name":"Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/uncategorized\/#listItem","name":"Other"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/uncategorized\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Other","item":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/uncategorized\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#listItem","name":"How Strict Are Word Limits?"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/#listItem","name":"Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#listItem","position":4,"name":"How Strict Are Word Limits?","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/uncategorized\/#listItem","name":"Other"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"GMAT Club","description":"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#organizationLogo","width":150,"height":150},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#organizationLogo"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gmatclubforum","https:\/\/twitter.com\/gmat_club","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gmat_club","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/gmatclub","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/gmat-club\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/","name":"Gurufi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/60214719_10157246679643279_8594784396056199168_n-96x96.png","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Gurufi"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi","https:\/\/twitter.com\/gurufinder"]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/","name":"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog","description":"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why \"more is better\" is almost always the wrong approach.","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/author\/gurufi\/#author"},"datePublished":"2022-07-31T17:52:28-07:00","dateModified":"2022-07-31T17:57:12-07:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/","name":"GMAT Club","description":"Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"GMAT Club Blog - Free GMAT Tests, Question of the Day, Interview Debriefs, MBA Rankings","og:type":"article","og:title":"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog","og:description":"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why &quot;more is better&quot; is almost always the wrong approach.","og:url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/","og:image":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png","og:image:secure_url":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png","og:image:width":150,"og:image:height":150,"article:published_time":"2022-08-01T00:52:28+00:00","article:modified_time":"2022-08-01T00:57:12+00:00","article:publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gmatclubforum","article:author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gurufi","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:site":"@gmat_club","twitter:title":"How Strict Are Word Limits? - GMAT Club Blog","twitter:description":"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why &quot;more is better&quot; is almost always the wrong approach.","twitter:creator":"@gurufinder","twitter:image":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/gmat-club-logo.png"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"55624","title":null,"description":"Should you follow word limits strictly? In this video, we cover whether to follow word limits and why \"more is better\" is almost always the wrong approach.","keywords":[],"keyphrases":{"focus":[],"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":[],"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":{"id":"aioseo-article-637aa72492caf","slug":"article","graphName":"Article","label":"Article","properties":{"type":"BlogPosting","name":"#post_title","headline":"#post_title","description":"#post_excerpt","image":"","keywords":"","author":{"name":"#author_name","url":"#author_url"},"dates":{"include":true,"datePublished":"","dateModified":""}}},"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"Article","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":"{\"article\":{\"articleType\":\"BlogPosting\"},\"course\":{\"name\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"provider\":\"\"},\"faq\":{\"pages\":[]},\"product\":{\"reviews\":[]},\"recipe\":{\"ingredients\":[],\"instructions\":[],\"keywords\":[]},\"software\":{\"reviews\":[],\"operatingSystems\":[]},\"webPage\":{\"webPageType\":\"WebPage\"}}","pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":null,"created":"2022-08-01 00:47:46","updated":"2026-01-02 22:22:54","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/\" title=\"Blog\">Blog<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/uncategorized\/\" title=\"Other\">Other<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tHow Strict Are Word Limits?\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog"},{"label":"Blog","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/"},{"label":"Other","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/category\/blog\/uncategorized\/"},{"label":"How Strict Are Word Limits?","link":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/how-strict-are-word-limits\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/191"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55624"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55625,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55624\/revisions\/55625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gmatclub.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}