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Max words vs. words??

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Thanks for the answer, I didn't know this!
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What I meant was when some schools use ‘max words’ (example: ‘750 word maximum’ by Stern) in word-limit instructions, I would be more wary of crossing it (well, one can still cross it) than when a school just says ‘words’ (example: ‘500 words’ by Wharton).

Maybe both sets of schools mean the same thing by the two different choices of words. May be not. I would just be more conservative when I see the word ‘max’.
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You generally do not want to go above 10% schools don't actually count words but are experienced enough to know when an essay is too long so try and keep it as close to the word limit as you can but understand, that they will not stop reading if you go past the number
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