A.N.B Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 How bad is it if my EE is under 3500 words? I've heard EEs in the Sciences are typically shorter. Is there anyone who has scored an A or B with a word count under 3500? I feel like I just don't have much more to say about my experiment... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbTrojan Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 How under are you? What's your word count? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IB_taking_over Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 It's not inherently a problem. It only becomes a problem if your EE is lacking in one of the criteria points. One of the IB examples of a human rights EE is under 3000 words and it got a B Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbTrojan Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 My teacher had suggested we keep our EEs between 3400 to 3800 (the optimum range) because apparently, the examiners have to count the words manually after 3900 or something (Yikes!) and it's not necessarily a good thing to frustrate your examiner before they read your paper... Anyways, that was completely off topic I'm quite sure the minimum requirement my school highly suggests we follow is an absolute minimum of 3000 words. But that all depends on how under you are. Honestly though, as long as you think you've written a solid paper (no regrets, no hesitations on what you wrote - e.g. nothing you've left out) then you should be fine. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.N.B Posted January 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 I have 3300 words right now. I'm still writing about the limitations of my experiment which I think will get me to 3500.I'll probably end up a little over 3500. Is that good enough? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I have 3300 words right now. I'm still writing about the limitations of my experiment which I think will get me to 3500.I'll probably end up a little over 3500. Is that good enough?I think it all comes down to content. It'd be nice to get as close to 4000 as possible but if you can write a solid paper in 3500 words, you should not be penalized. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IbTrojan Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I have 3300 words right now. I'm still writing about the limitations of my experiment which I think will get me to 3500.I'll probably end up a little over 3500. Is that good enough?That is totally fine! You have no need to worry for the word count. And if you're getting your paper edited, I'm sure that will change anyways. If not, then honestly, a little over 3500 is perfectly fine. Good luck! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TJ- Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 okay okay but what about 3040- im still planning on adding more but i dont see myself going over 3300-3600 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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