JohnDough Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 Has anyone ever submitted a statement over 1000 words and been successful? Mine is 1,127 right now and cannot cut any more out.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennethToronto Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 I would try to follow the 1000 word limit. I don't know how much 1127 "appears" above the limit - if it doesn't appear too much over, then that's fine. However, there's never such a thing as not being able to cut any more out...perhaps try finding someone who hasn't read it before to help you with some further editing and refinement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 24, 2009 Report Share Posted August 24, 2009 You are out of your mind...try this..they will not read one word after 1,000 words, so you proceed on the basis that you believe suicide is the right method to impress them. All things are possible, do what you have to do, if you expect to be considered a credible candidate. I would cut it down for you within 15 minutes w/o losing anything important but as one of your competitors, I must recuse myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Get someone else to help edit it with you--they clearly state that they will be unimpressed if you go over the word count (they state that you should be careful not to use all the characters available as it may take you over the word-count--they really don't like it if you don't pay attention to detail). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addy K Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 127 words over the limit is a bit much. From what UofT med students have told me, 30 words is the max you could go over without it negatively affecting you. But that's just heresay, so who knows really.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Go over one word and you really will become JohnDough, seriously, you are playing with fire. I want the best competition possible fighting fo the same seat as I am fighting for, I don't want you to give yourself a mortal wound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estairella Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Go over one word and you really will become JohnDough To OP: The only way keeping it at 1127 words is gonna help you is if your last paragraph of 127 words details why you actually hate medicine, are only doing it because of your parents and for money, and you like punching kittens for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 To OP: The only way keeping it at 1127 words is gonna help you is if your last paragraph of 127 words details why you actually hate medicine, are only doing it because of your parents and for money, and you like punching kittens for fun. Darn...gotta take that out of my essays as well... The extra 127 words is just going to piss them off. Some profs, etc. don't mind going over limits...but when someone deliberately tells you NOT to, then DO NOT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maadaputtar Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Have you tried pasting your essay into the text box provided on OMSAS. I thought that the box itself limits you to the number of characters set by uoft. Like, it would cut everything past the 1000th word. Maybe I am wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Have you tried pasting your essay into the text box provided on OMSAS. I thought that the box itself limits you to the number of characters set by uoft. Like, it would cut everything past the 1000th word. Maybe I am wrong. No--there is an 8000 character limit which will permit many, many words over the 1000 limit (especially if you use a lot of tiny words...lol). That won't be of any use for this particular essay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endeavour Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Has anyone ever submitted a statement over 1000 words and been successful? Mine is 1,127 right now and cannot cut any more out.... I can comment on this. John, try your best to stick to the word limit, but going over a bit won't kill you at all. Last year I submitted my essay to OMSAS and it was over 1000 words, maybe 1100 or something like that. It's not like you go over the limit and BANG your app is in the trash. I also know a few members of my class who had over 1000 words. It's fine if it doesn't seem like you stuck in an extra 5-6 paragraphs from what normal length essay should look like. Best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC_Ma Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I can comment on this. John, try your best to stick to the word limit, but going over a bit won't kill you at all. Last year I submitted my essay to OMSAS and it was over 1000 words, maybe 1100 or something like that. It's not like you go over the limit and BANG your app is in the trash. I also know a few members of my class who had over 1000 words. It's fine if it doesn't seem like you stuck in an extra 5-6 paragraphs from what normal length essay should look like. Best of luck The pro has spoken to op: I wouldnt do it if I were u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 your funeral, exceed the limit, you increase my chances.....I would much prefer a level palying field, but if you insist to commit suicide against reason, don't complain when you are not invited to an interview......remember these posts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennethToronto Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 your funeral, exceed the limit, you increase my chances.....I would much prefer a level palying field, but if you insist to commit suicide against reason, don't complain when you are not invited to an interview......remember these posts Take it easy man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I am merely trying - admittedly dramatically - to encourage common sense to prevail, in te very best interests of the OP. I am upset that someone would consider being so foolish as to make themselves a less credible candidiate - and with one's eyes open. What will be, will be, I will chill.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 I am merely trying - admittedly dramatically - to encourage common sense to prevail, in te very best interests of the OP. I am upset that someone would consider being so foolish as to make themselves a less credible candidiate - and with one's eyes open. What will be, will be, I will chill.... Well, it's a legitimate question really...especially considering that most profs only place a word limit to guide students, so one should always question the leniency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bj89 Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 your funeral, exceed the limit, you increase my chances.....I would much prefer a level palying field, but if you insist to commit suicide against reason, don't complain when you are not invited to an interview......remember these posts its not like they're going to sit there and count every last word to make sure you have 1000... as long as it looks like its 1000 then it should be ok, but 100 words over is a bit too much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 its not like they're going to sit there and count every last word to make sure you have 1000... as long as it looks like its 1000 then it should be ok, but 100 words over is a bit too much They copy, paste and use programs to count words. They actually state in their fine print that people should pay attention to the detail of the word count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potter Posted August 29, 2009 Report Share Posted August 29, 2009 They copy, paste and use programs to count words. They actually state in their fine print that people should pay attention to the detail of the word count. I agree with Cnussey, it takes about 2 seconds to do a word count with a program...don't take your chances by going over the stated limit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereisnotry Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 As someone who has edited countless manuscripts, I can honestly say that cutting 127 words without losing content shouldn't be too difficult. Come back to your sketch in a few days with a fresh mind, and it'll be easier to self-edit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ontariostudent Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Mine was 1006 words and they took me. I think 1007 is probably the cutoff after which they magically stop reading. Come to think of it, my last 6 words weren't essential to the essay so they may have stopped at 1000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOC_Ma Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 Well, it's a legitimate question really...especially considering that most profs only place a word limit to guide students, so one should always question the leniency. This one is so true, I remember doing an assignment with 400 word limits, I had 398, covering every single ground possible within that word limit, then in the end I lost 1/5 of the marks for not mentioning another thing, and I went to the prof, she acknowledged the parts I mentioned but said I missed one part and showed me another students response, it was almost double the length of mine and I told her your damn word limit is 400 that person has almost 800 wtf is your problem? and she is like "oh really?" and then its the silence and said she would reconsider my mark. After a month the response on the email is you won't get that mark, still going over a bit is fine but you have to answer the question fully. Then I raged............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnussey Posted September 16, 2009 Report Share Posted September 16, 2009 This one is so true, I remember doing an assignment with 400 word limits, I had 398, covering every single ground possible within that word limit, then in the end I lost 1/5 of the marks for not mentioning another thing, and I went to the prof, she acknowledged the parts I mentioned but said I missed one part and showed me another students response, it was almost double the length of mine and I told her your damn word limit is 400 that person has almost 800 wtf is your problem? and she is like "oh really?" and then its the silence and said she would reconsider my mark. After a month the response on the email is you won't get that mark, still going over a bit is fine but you have to answer the question fully. Then I raged............ Yup. If you're getting close, it's best just to ask. Some profs just stop reading past page # X and will remove marks for anything that is missing (although it's including in the extra pages). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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