word limit (1 Viewer)

[hiphophorray123]

hey experienced uni students....does it really matter if you go about 20 words over the word limit????????

 

[Cape]

lol ... your stressing too much about this assignment

20 words is NOTHING!! Don't worry so much about it. A general rule of thumb is that you can have 10% more or less of the word limit.

So if your word limit is 1000 words - you have room to do 900 or 1110 words. They do allow some flexability in uni

 

[HerO]

lol ... your stressing too much about this assignment

20 words is NOTHING!! Don't worry so much about it. A general rule of thumb is that you can have 10% more or less of the word limit.

So if your word limit is 1000 words - you have room to do 900 or 1110 words. They do allow some flexability in uni

I beg ur pardon, since when is 110% of 1000 words equating 2 1110?...

 

[Cape]

I beg ur pardon, since when is 110% of 1000 words equating 2 1110?...

stop being so pedantic. hiphophorray123 probably understood what I meant. Sorry my maths isn't 100% cause I haven't done maths for over 2 years.

 

[HerO]

stop being so pedantic. hiphophorray123 probably understood what I meant. Sorry my maths isn't 100% cause I haven't done maths for over 2 years.

Ohhh yeah that's wat I thought but juz want 2 make sure though, anywayz hi capey

 

[Cape]

And why are you saying hi to me for?

 

[expensive_taste]

hehe... if they were THAT strict on word limit, i woulda failed all my essays i submitted...
i always go over at least 100 or 200 in mine, but tis ok cos u dont count the useless words like 'and', 'to' etc...

 

[HerO]

And why are you saying hi to me for?

Hmmm well, it's a matter of politeness aight, anywayz ya shouldn't complain, ur the only UWS'er I say hi 2 lol

 

[Cape]

Hmmm well, it's a matter of politeness aight, anywayz ya shouldn't complain, ur the only UWS'er I say hi 2 lol

I don't know whether to be greatful or scared. giggles869 - what do you think.

Also, giggles869 - those "and" words increase word count, looking like you have done more work than what you really have

 

[HerO]

hehe... if they were THAT strict on word limit, i woulda failed all my essays i submitted...
i always go over at least 100 or 200 in mine, but tis ok cos u dont count the useless words like 'and', 'to' etc...

I don't get how people can write so much, maybe it's mostly the chicks who are so opinionated lol, but 4 me I always stay well under the word limit...

 

[expensive_taste]

i handed in my nursing assessment today.... i was soooooooooo below the word limit...
so *fingers crossed* hopefully i pass!!!
ill be happy with a pass

 

[expensive_taste]

I don't get how people can write so much, maybe it's mostly the chicks who are so opinionated lol, but 4 me I always stay well under the word limit...

we write so much cos we are afraid of leaving something important out... unless its just cos we are smarter..... hehe

 

[christ_ine]

Hardly, some people go a few hundred over the limit.

 

[HerO]

we write so much cos we are afraid of leaving something important out... unless its just cos we are smarter..... hehe

4 chicks it seems 2 always revolve around quantity, that's juz stupid, I get pretty good grades but I don't waste my time writing useless info...It's like a penis, chicks are always concerned with it's size, when really if u misuse it, it's worthless...

 

[HerO]

Don't worry 2 much about word limits, cover everything u need 2 cover and u should get top marks...Once I wrote 900 words 4 a 2000 word essay and was 0.3 away from a distinction...

 

[LaraB]

I don't get how people can write so much, maybe it's mostly the chicks who are so opinionated lol, but 4 me I always stay well under the word limit...

far out...just go away

 

[LaraB]

4 chicks it seems 2 always revolve around quantity, that's juz stupid, I get pretty good grades but I don't waste my time writing useless info...It's like a penis, chicks are always concerned with it's size, when really if u misuse it, it's worthless...

nice to see you've done a study of the female gender andthushave some basis for those bullshit assumptions you're making....?

 

[LaraB]

yes, as a general rule there's the 10% +/-, but some assignments they specify, eg the torts assignment that was just handed in, they specified that 2000 was it - no argument.

yes, they dont go thru and ocunt every essay, say for a 2000 word essay, if it complies with presentation requirements eg size 12, double spaced and comes out as 8-10 pages, they'll believe you if you say its 2000 words.

but if you did the same thing and ended up with 13+ pages for example, unless you've used lotsa headings and speaced it out heaps, ive been told they will then get suspicious and check.

so in other words - if it looks liek 2000, they wont check, but if it looks mroe they will and in some cases there is no flexibility - word limit is the word limit fullstop. So make sure always to check first to be safe

 

[expensive_taste]

hmm my last assessment looked like 1200... although it only looked like that cos of my references..... :S hopefully they dont mark me down !!

 

[LaraB]

hmm my last assessment looked like 1200... although it only looked like that cos of my references..... :S hopefully they dont mark me down !!

nah dont worry if its references