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How long are your belonging essays?

Mines around 1600 but if i leave my third related text out, it's 1300. I'm trying to cut it the 1600 version down though, way too long.
 

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Depends how long you want to spend on your essay. I'm planning about 45 minutes, so probably 1300ish.
 

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eeep. you guys are psycho. =0

I do 1000 in 40 mins.

maybe im slow.
 

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How long are your belonging essays?

Mines around 1600 but if i leave my third related text out, it's 1300. I'm trying to cut it the 1600 version down though, way too long.
1600 might be a tad long... can you fit that many words in!?
 

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waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ya'll are so fast, i plan to spend 50 minutes on mine and just get to 1100-1200 words, well thats how long my practice essays are
 

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1600 might be a tad long... can you fit that many words in!?
No, you will not unless you get like an hour to do Section 3.

And wtf, you're not even in Yr 12.

Mine's 1250.
 

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1151 with no conclusion and 2 poems and 2 related texts

i can write 556 words in 16mins

so i can write all of it in ~35mins

i might memorise another poems analysis just incase

AND YES i am memorising essays

bite me
 

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Agreed. About 1200-1300 is a good size.
You can write in about 40-45 minutes.
yup i practised writing them, my story which is like 1200 took 30 minutes and my essay took 35 so i'll be alright (essay required a bit of tweaking to answer the question). :cool:
 

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Honestly, I'd say it doesn't matter as long as you are concise and to the point. Stay on topic, argue your thesis to the best of your ability, sound like a boody genius doing it and you could get away with as little as 850-900. Bahahaha. One of my friends had an essay for trial that was only like 4 pages (it was around 900 words of pure awesomeness) of that fat exam paper (I had 6.5), she got 14/15! Betch. Lol.
I suppose you just can't contend with the skills. I also believe she may actually be a robot.. :O
I got 9/15, by the way. :S My second RT was shit and I had no argument. Ahhh, the days. :|

Happy Studying.
 

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yup i practised writing them, my story which is like 1200 took 30 minutes and my essay took 35 so i'll be alright (essay required a bit of tweaking to answer the question). :cool:
Omg lol rania how is that possible 1200 in 30 minutes.
 

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Having a short creative is good, but remember you should be spending about 100-200 words just integrating the stimulus in creatives. That'll blow you out with a 1600 essay, especially if you have to integrate a wierd essay stimulus too.

Cut down to as little as you can, then blow it out in the exam room when you're confident you have time.
 

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Omg lol rania how is that possible 1200 in 30 minutes.
i write really really fast... whether it's legible is another story :p

plus most of the time it's just regurgitation of prepared responses so i don't have to think.. just write like a madman :uhhuh:
 

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Having a short creative is good, but remember you should be spending about 100-200 words just integrating the stimulus in creatives. That'll blow you out with a 1600 essay, especially if you have to integrate a wierd essay stimulus too.

Cut down to as little as you can, then blow it out in the exam room when you're confident you have time.
Yeah i know, my essay is 1200 now! yay! I was so disappointed i had to cut out so many good points out but mehhhhhh...English sucks ballz
 

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How long are your belonging essays?

Mines around 1600 but if i leave my third related text out, it's 1300. I'm trying to cut it the 1600 version down though, way too long.
you only need 2 related texts right? lol
if not i'm officially fked.

:jaw:
 

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