souvik101990
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souvik101990
There are some consultants who claim that you're allowed to write essays win a 10% over limit, but I'd advice against it. All the school sessions I have been in have claimed that word count limit exist for a reason. I'm sure nobody will reject you if your essay is 460 words instead of 450, but I'd rather go the extra mile to stick to their instructions.
You do mention a good point but also missing another important one. If you end up spending 4 hours to remove those extra 10% words (which will be 45 for a 450 word limit essay) when you could have used those 4 hours for another essay or another school's application; then yes, going 10% above limit is acceptable. Dont go overboard with the extra words or dont make it a habit though!
But now that you're here, please share some video interview tips. I think one thing that I didn't do well last year was
1. Not wearing a suit.
2. Not optimising the light in my room which made my video super dark.
hah! Sure. Its been a while (2015). But I think, definitely wear a suit (only the suit jacket, shirt and tie are needed as they wont know whether you are wearing shorts or jorts instead of a pant), make sure to provide your most professional/best picture via video essays.
1. Be professionally dressed
2. Make sure to not have any background noise
3. Have proper lightning in your room; treat this as a job interview over skype
4. Practice your answers so that you stay within the time limit
5. Your answers should complement your application and should be in sync with what you write in your essays/application; coherence is the key here.
6. Practice, practice, practice