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Pinsent Masons Application 2019/20

How much did everyone end up writing in their app (in terms of meeting the word limit of 4000 characters/650 words approx.)? I'm putting a draft together and its roughly 350 words per question (this is below the limit but I can't seem to reach the limit without it coming across as "waffling".
 
How much did everyone end up writing in their app (in terms of meeting the word limit of 4000 characters/650 words approx.)? I'm putting a draft together and its roughly 350 words per question (this is below the limit but I can't seem to reach the limit without it coming across as "waffling".

I also found it difficult but I managed to reach the word limit.
 
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How much did everyone end up writing in their app (in terms of meeting the word limit of 4000 characters/650 words approx.)? I'm putting a draft together and its roughly 350 words per question (this is below the limit but I can't seem to reach the limit without it coming across as "waffling".

I did the full count for the two questions I considered most important (why PM? & why commercial law?). The others I used maybe two thirds to three quarters. I'm not sure its actually possibly to use 4000 characters for hobbies without waffling...
 

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