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Urgent!! Word limit Latitude for LBS essays round 2.

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by tallynik » Mon Jan 05, 2009 2:53 pm
Hi,

I am applying for round 2 LBS. The deadline is less than 24 hrs away.
I am done with my essays, but they all exceed word limit by less 10%.

I was told 10% is acceptable, but since all of mine have exceeded I wanted to double check before submitting.

Pls advise.
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tallynik wrote:Hi,

I am applying for round 2 LBS. The deadline is less than 24 hrs away.
I am done with my essays, but they all exceed word limit by less 10%.

I was told 10% is acceptable, but since all of mine have exceeded I wanted to double check before submitting.

Pls advise.
That's Accepted's rule of thumb. I think you're OK.

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