Hide the Word Count
Students, we’ve got a solution to all your word count problems. Someone on Twitter mentioned that their essay had reached 642 words, but they needed 700. One person advised, “Change the text color to white,” and then suggested typing a long, meaningless phrase to meet the required word count.

You can see a photo of Jeff Goldblum and Sam Neill from Jurassic Park with the caption “It’s the next step in evolution” below. It’s a handy trick that could serve you well throughout college. Change that text color to white and type out a lengthy-phrase like the above, and you’ll reach your target word count.