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How seriously should I take the word or character count?
Although in the past, the word and character counts were guidelines rather than rules, this is often no longer the case. If the directions stipulate a limit, you will find that when you upload an essay or statement, your submission will be truncated. Some applications still allow you to send an attached Word document, which provides some leeway. Your “Tools” will do word counts as well as character counts with or without spaces.
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