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Essay too short?

  • 12-01-2012 05:29PM
    #1
    MangoLime
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 107 ✭✭


    Do you lose marks if an essay is too short? I've one due tomorrow and I seriously doubt that i'll get it to the required length and was wondering if they would take a lot of marks off for it? Thanks!


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  • #2
    Byron85
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,443 ✭✭✭Byron85


    MangoLime wrote: »
    Do you lose marks if an essay is too short? I've one due tomorrow and I seriously doubt that i'll get it to the required length and was wondering if they would take a lot of marks off for it? Thanks!

    You likely will. There's a plus or minus 10 percent rule on word-counts in order to give you some leeway. In my view, it's better to be over the word-count than under, but it doesn't always turn out that way unfortunately. Just try your best to meet the minus 10 percent.


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