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general PS length limit?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:28 pm
by horrorbusiness
Hey, just wondering on what the general limit for PS length is. I saw 500 words somewhere, and 2 pages (12pt TNR, 1' margins, double spaced) somewhere else. These are pretty different. I'm trying to write a broad PS i can send to all of my ~20 schools. What limit should I aim for that most schools have in common?
edit: oops wrong forum... mods, if you could move me..
Re: general PS length limit?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:34 pm
by Renzo
horrorbusiness wrote:Hey, just wondering on what the general limit for PS length is. I saw 500 words somewhere, and 2 pages (12pt TNR, 1' margins, double spaced) somewhere else. These are pretty different. I'm trying to write a broad PS i can send to all of my ~20 schools. What limit should I aim for that most schools have in common?
Two double-spaced pages and 500 words shouldn't be that far apart, that's why you hear them both. Generally you estimate a double-spaced page as containing 250 words. So, there's your goal.
Re: general PS length limit?
Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:56 pm
by horrorbusiness
Renzo wrote:horrorbusiness wrote:Hey, just wondering on what the general limit for PS length is. I saw 500 words somewhere, and 2 pages (12pt TNR, 1' margins, double spaced) somewhere else. These are pretty different. I'm trying to write a broad PS i can send to all of my ~20 schools. What limit should I aim for that most schools have in common?
Two double-spaced pages and 500 words shouldn't be that far apart, that's why you hear them both. Generally you estimate a double-spaced page as containing 250 words. So, there's your goal.
hmm i see. thing is, i'm at 460 words but like 1.25 pages.. you think 2 pages double spaced too much for the 500-word people?