asperger's paper

[minarin]

How does a paper go from 1600 words to 2300 words after formatting?! Formatting takes up so much space~. I have cited 26 references, and probably read about 100 different sources of varying length for this paper.

Sadly, I don't think I will do well. At all. Here's to hoping...Maybe if I do well, I will post it!

Comments

[twissie]

Ahaha, tell me about it! 8D I wrote a paper for my American Literature class earlier this semester, and was shocked to learn that my teacher wanted it double spaced. DOUBLE SPACED? SERIOUSLY? Max length was 5 pages.... 5 pages in double spacing = about 2 "regular" pages @_@; I had to shorten my paper down from 10 double spaced pages to 5. It sucked. D: Most unnecessary paper I've ever had to write, that's for sure.

[minarin]

Yep, sounds just like my paper which was in APA format: 5 pages, double-spaced (WHY?!?!?!), and 12pt font. I had to change the font to 10 so I didn't go over 5 pages... :3 My teacher said she's not too strict about this and sometimes you just gotta continue blabbing, hahah.

I was just talking to a friend today. He said he handed in a paper today that was supposed to be 13 pages, but he handed in a 30-paged paper. I think he will be severely penalized @_@ They usually put limits because they want you to be clear and concise, and cuz they have limited time to correct papers. I think it's an important skill to develop, to be able to say important information in as little words as possible without losing the meaning..

[twissie]

I've always been told to keep things short and concise, so I'm really good at that. I don't like beating about the bush and using stupidly fancy language when presenting my arguments. I like to get straight to the point XD;
My problem with the American Lit. paper was that the assignment was huge, yet we had no room to make any actual arguments. It was stupid. Lol.