A change in SOP instructions after application?

[anxiousmess]

Being the obsessive person that I am, I re-checked the institution website weeks after I submitted my application. To my surprise, I saw that they changed the page limit of the SOP! I had the original instructions in another excel file, so I know I did not just read it wrong. Has anyone else ever had this happen? I'm really hoping it does not impact my admission! 

[peachypie]

What was the change?  made it shorter or longer?

[MathCat]

If yours now exceeds the length, I would email the department and ask about it.

[anxiousmess]

They made it shorter. Thanks for the replies! 

[Crucial BBQ]

Are you sure that you rechecked the same page or typed in the original instructions correctly?  It seems really odd they would shorten the length during open applications.  

[anxiousmess]

I checked it several times while writing it, and I even had the instructions open while writing it. I agree that it is really odd. I did not look at it until about a week after the due date, so maybe they changed it afterward. Either way, it makes me nervous!