I'm about to apply to Durham for the LLM in European Trade and Commercial law.
In the section where one is supposed to write the cover letter it says that it's an essay question with a limit of 32700 characters.

Could anyone who in the past has been given an offer at Durham, please tell me if I'm supposed to actually write about 3000 words regarding why I want to study this LLM at Durham? It seems a bit much to me, considering that other universities ask for about 3-4000 characters.

Thank you!

I am a LLM graduated from Durham (2009-2010)
My cover letter was page and a half (times,12)
No wories. Be concise, avoid shitty staff.