How long does it take you to write an essay

[brsboarder]

So, I'm wondering if i'm spending too little or too long on essays. They are the types of essays that I could write and rewrite forever. So, a 250 word essay, how long?

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[deleted103730]

15 minutes or so. bit more for something like "why this school"

 

[Jolie South]

So, I'm wondering if i'm spending too little or too long on essays. They are the types of essays that I could write and rewrite forever. So, a 250 word essay, how long?

i usually take around 2-3 hours just to make sure i get good ideas and write well.

 

[Inuranic]

Meh, it depends on the prompt and the character limit. I usually can refit essays I've already written in an hour or less. New essays take anywhere from 1-3 hours, if I feel industrious.

 

[MassTransport]

No less than 1 week. It's an arduous process of draft -> first final -> self-loathing -> second final -> redo draft -> reconsider motivation for medicine -> research possibility of law school -> third final.

 

[inside_edition]

No less than 1 week. It's an arduous process of draft -> first final -> self-loathing -> second final -> redo draft -> reconsider motivation for medicine -> research possibility of law school -> third final.

i can imagine you saying that like in the Hot Fuzz movie style of speaking.

 

[Ian1223]

2 weeks of drafting, writing, not writing, writing, erasing, and not finishing until you least expect it.

 

[silverlining1]

Procrastinate for a week, spend half an hour taking notes, spend half an hour writing, spend half an hour editing.

 

[scowdeva]

I usually would spend about an hour on any given essay, leave it for a day, go back and reread to make sure nothing sounded weird, then sent them off.

 

[BananaMonkey]

do you all find yourself sometimes dumbing down certain words just to fit in the character limit?

I've done it a few times. Instead of writing "blah blah blah profound and exhilarating blah blah" it ends up "blah blah blah good and exciting" and I'm like: wahoo I got rid of X characters!! Go me!

Just wondering if anyone else is doing this, or perhaps I really do have no verbal skills and should just start practicing "would you like fries with that?" or creating taglines for http://icanhascheezburger.com/.

 

[Nooblet]

wow you guys are awesome...it takes me like a whole day to write a single paragraph

 

[silverlining1]

do you all find yourself sometimes dumbing down certain words just to fit in the character limit?

I've done it a few times. Instead of writing "blah blah blah profound and exhilarating blah blah" it ends up "blah blah blah good and exciting" and I'm like: wahoo I got rid of X characters!! Go me!

Just wondering if anyone else is doing this, or perhaps I really do have no verbal skills and should just start practicing "would you like fries with that?" or creating taglines for http://icanhascheezburger.com/.

I've had to do this too =/

I love that website, though! I also enjoy www.cuteoverload.com and http://roflcat.com

 

[passion4atcg]

No less than 1 week. It's an arduous process of draft -> first final -> self-loathing -> second final -> redo draft -> reconsider motivation for medicine -> research possibility of law school -> third final.

this is the best post ever

 

[greg1184]

For my top few choices, I took a few days. For the rest, no more than a day or two. Often, I simply recycle bits and pieces of my essays and apply them towards other schools.

 

[154465]

Some time worrying about it and 10 minutes writing it.
Once I have completed a task it physically sickens me to look it over or redo it so I have my fiancee look it over and I'm done. The whole process takes about a month.