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shreyas228
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Schools: Harvard '24 Kellogg '24 Sloan '24 Stanford '24 Wharton '24 Booth '24 Columbia CBS '24 Ross '24 (II)
GMAT 1: 730 Q50 V38
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24 Dec 2021, 03:48
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How strictly does one need to adhere to the word limit for the Letter of Recommendations? It has a 300 word limit but is it ok to exceed that ?
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26 Dec 2021, 00:50
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While it's easy to rationalize away a word limit, it's actually a strong indication of whether you can adhere to the admissions requirements. They have word limits for a reason:
1) comparability -- if they're deciding between applicants and they put your reco side by side with someone else's, it's easier if they're within the same word limit
2) focus -- they want to know that you can prioritize elements of your background as the most critical and that your recommenders will back you up on those
Technical issues with overrunning:
-- Everything is in the cloud now -- the display screen may only show the first 300 words and cut off the rest -- not so good if your recommender had put in a fantastic finishing endorsement line.
-- May not display properly - you don't want anything to interfere with the actually consumption of a strong recommendation.
You get where I'm going with this. Stay within the word limits. Demonstrate you can deliver to specifications.
1) comparability -- if they're deciding between applicants and they put your reco side by side with someone else's, it's easier if they're within the same word limit
2) focus -- they want to know that you can prioritize elements of your background as the most critical and that your recommenders will back you up on those
Technical issues with overrunning:
-- Everything is in the cloud now -- the display screen may only show the first 300 words and cut off the rest -- not so good if your recommender had put in a fantastic finishing endorsement line.
-- May not display properly - you don't want anything to interfere with the actually consumption of a strong recommendation.
You get where I'm going with this. Stay within the word limits. Demonstrate you can deliver to specifications.
26 Dec 2021, 01:50
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I would respect the instructions and stick to the word limit. Most b-schools these days ask applicants/ recommenders to put down essays in comment boxes, which would not allow you to exceed the word limit. In case they ask you to upload documents, even then, I would not recommend going more than a few words extra. Adding to that, I can say from my experience as an editor, that most of the extra words can be edited if you look with a sharp and critical eye.
