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"In developing and supporting
Does the above have the same meaning as the rest of the other "in developing and supporting your position.." instructions in which we provide a rebuttal?
Yes, those instructions are
Yes, those instructions are pretty much the same. If an Issue passage featured some policy to be implemented, then I think one would naturally explore the consequences of that policy.
But for Item 3 in general
Sorry, but I'm not sure what
Sorry, but I'm not sure what you're saying. Can you elaborate?
I should say sorry for my
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How long should the essay be?
Your writing skills and your
Your writing skills and your supporting points are much more important than the number of words used.
The test-makers have never stated the number of words they'd like to see, however the essay examples in the GRE Official Guide suggest that longer essays score better:
The two examples of essays worth 6 are 654 words and 627 words long.
The two examples of essays worth 5 are 382 words and 506 words long.
The two examples of essays worth 4 are 392 words and 260 words long.
So the number of words you need will partially depend on what score you'd like on your essays.
I would say that 350 to 600 words should be sufficient.
I hope that helps.
Thank you so much. I've been
Hi Brent, is this words
As it might be difficult to acheive 600+ for Issue essay probably or we might need to make up or use more words in order to make it....
Yes, the advice applies to
Yes, the advice applies to both essays.
I suggest you write one or two practice essays to see how things go.
Ok thanks Brent.