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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:50 PM Author: passionate set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691630) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:52 PM Author: Multi-colored Business Firm They vary substantially, spending on whether it is 8, 24, 48 hr, or 2 wks. On average, expect to the page limits to be about 10-15 double spaced pages. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691651) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:53 PM Author: passionate set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691667) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM Author: curious school son of senegal Why 31 and a half? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691682) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:55 PM Author: Multi-colored Business Firm He probably took a word limit and divided by 250 or something. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691692) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM Author: passionate set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691697) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM Author: Multi-colored Business Firm Holy shit, that's a fucking lot. That's beyond bullshit. How many questions is that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691686) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:57 PM Author: passionate set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691714) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM Author: Impertinent principal's office Many of my profs have insanely short word limits. This is more frustrating than long ones, really.
For an 8 hour exam I usually write ~10p. |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:58 PM Author: passionate set (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691719) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:05 PM Author: Impertinent principal's office I didn't see that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691800) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:08 PM Author: passionate set Sorry. Thanks for your input. It makes my exam par for the course for its length I suppose. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691831) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM Author: hyperactive stead associate does everyone go the library and cheat? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691700) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:59 PM Author: Exhilarant cordovan sound barrier I'm sure some do. No need for the library, AIM and phone probably do the trick. but everyone is competitive and A's are few and far between so collaboration is probably rare. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691729) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:06 PM Author: hyperactive stead associate Ok, but 5 people colluding could horde all the As. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691805) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:09 PM Author: Impertinent principal's office Law school exams just don't work that way. To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to hear in the style that he wants it written. You can't 'collude' to achieve that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691848) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:25 PM Author: embarrassed to the bone preventive strike "To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to hear in the style that he wants it written"
I don't know about that. At my TTT it seems to be "whoever can cram the most issues into the page limits wins." If that's the case, some collusion could definitely skew the grades. X has issues that Y doesn't have. Y has issues that X doesn't have. They include each other's issues and they both win. |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:27 PM Author: Impertinent principal's office At my school just to hit the curve you have to get all the issues. Analysis and polish is what bumps you up, especially in an upper-level course. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2692026) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:59 PM Author: passionate set Not that I know of. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691733) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:07 PM Author: Multi-colored Business Firm It isn't like math, where "that smart guy has all the right answers." 10 B students working together will pull a B+ if they're lucky. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691818) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:08 PM Author: hyperactive stead associate So why wouldn't they do that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691842) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:20 PM Author: turquoise orchestra pit immigrant Unless you had a fairly long time period for revising, I don't see how you could possibly do that and still produce 10 distinctly unique essays. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691957) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:22 PM Author: Multi-colored Business Firm Also, there is way too much backstabbing for people to get away with it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691977) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:24 PM Author: turquoise orchestra pit immigrant True. If you know you have all the issues spotted by 9 other people, and you notice one more, you're going to screw the curve and yourself by sharing it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691998) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:24 PM Author: Impertinent principal's office Collective action problem. Each thinks on his own he might pull an A. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691993) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:25 PM Author: hyperactive stead associate having more people with you can only help you (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2692004) |