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Paste your draft and compare it against the limits published by the bodies that set them. Where no central limit exists, we say so instead of guessing. Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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MD (AMCAS)5,300 remaining / 5,300 characters

Personal Comments essay, including spaces. Published by AAMC.

Dental (AADSAS)4,500 remaining / 4,500 characters

Personal statement, including spaces. Published by ADEA AADSAS.

UK medicine / undergrad (UCAS)4,000 remaining / 4,000 characters

UCAS personal statement character limit, including spaces. Published by UCAS.

No published universal limit

These are set by the individual school or program, so we don't show a number. Use the figure in your own program's instructions.

Law (LSAC) — LSAC sets no universal length; each school states its own, most commonly around two double-spaced pages.
Graduate / PhD statements of purpose — Set by the individual program. Use the length in its own instructions.
Nursing (DNP / MSN) — AACN publishes no universal personal-statement limit; each school sets one.
Psychology (PsyD / PhD) — APA accredits programs but publishes no statement length; each program sets its own.
MBA — Word limits are set per school and per essay prompt.

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