Does size matter?

Bamsefar · **Posted:** Sun Nov 27, 2011 7:29 am

This may already be covered somewhere here, but i've heard from a few different sources that the length of the AWA essays are very important. Can anyone confirm this, and if so, how many words should you go for?

GyanOne · **Posted:** Sun Nov 27, 2011 11:58 am

Length of the essay is not an explicit factor, although obviously essays that are too short to really develop a viewpoint on an issue will be penalized.

The key therefore is to create an essay which can hold forth a clear argument, and not look at it in terms of words. As for the absolute minimum, I would guess nothing short of 300 words would anyway make too much sense, so that can be a benchmark.

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