<p>What kind of writing assignments constitute papers longer than 10 pages in college? Just wondering.</p>
<p>I remember a lab report I had junior year. It was so hard. The lab we did lasted the entire semester, where I probably put in about 8-12 hours a week working on it. Then, the write-up wasn't allowed to be over eight pages. All of us in the class (eight of us) were in the lab writing it up the Friday night before it was due. I stayed there until 2 AM Friday night, got in a noon on Saturday, stayed until 2 AM again, got there at 10 AM Sunday, and didn't leave until 5 PM Monday afternoon after e-mailing it in at 4:58.</p>
<p>Hardest writing assignment I've ever had. Initial draft was around 20 pages. Then had to cut it down to 8 pages without losing any information (and I don't write any fluff). I was one of only two people that actually managed to turn it in before the 5 PM deadline.</p>
<p>Well...since I have a 15 page paper due on Friday, hopefully three days!</p>
<p>I highly highly highly disagree that your first draft of a 15 page paper should be 50 pages long... that is ridiculous. You have way too much information, and have done way too much research, and wasted way too much time.</p>
<p>writing assignments longer than 10 pages? When the syllabus says 15 pages, or 20 pages, or a senior thesis, or a major writing requirement... etc.</p>
<p>Writing assignements longer than 10 pages?
Called 'project report' here in Austria and is quite common for the last two years of a certain kind of school here.. (HTL, if anyone knows that..)</p>
<p>We had 4 * 40 pages last year and 75 pages this year..</p>
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<p>Basically any kind of writing, esp. once you get out of lower division courses. So, for example, in a Film class you could have a 12-15 page analysis paper (or longer, esp. for final papers). In creative writing classes they might give a twenty page story. In History you could have a long reaserch paper. My friends in sciences tell me they have lab reports that regularly go longer then ten pages, etc. </p>
<p>Bascially, any kind of major writing assignment (as apposed to, like, reading responces) can be any length, depending on what the teacher wants--basically all you change is the scope of your argument.</p>
<p>Alos, I agree with soccerguy that you sohuld never be writing 50 pages for a 15 page paper. That's just silly, and means that you have no idea what your thesis or even specific theme is. It's a total waste of time--it's better to do your reaserch, come up with a reasonable topic for the length of the paper, make an outline, and go from there.</p>
<p>It took me from a couple weeks to just a couple days to write these types of papers, depending on the professors and depending on the topic on which they were written. Either way, these long papers are still stressful, even if I didn't procrastinate them.</p>
<p>Yeah... writing a 50-page draft for a 15-page paper would be just plain stupid -- and, to be honest, likely shows you really have no idea what you're writing about since you're probably just going on tangent after tangent for 50 pages (now if it's a very focused, in-depth 50 pages....then you're simply wasting your time...which you evidently have WAAAYYY too much of -- can I have some of it, please?)</p>
<p>A good 15 page paper can be done in a few days (or even a single day in some cases) if you know the topic but it really depends on what kind of paper and what it's for....</p>
<p>As for papers that are over 10 pages... yeah, any kind of term paper, many seminars (especially capstone projects, etc.), research articles, etc...</p>
<p>Er, well, if it's a research paper, probably a few hours to do the actual writing (and then maybe a day to find stuff).</p>
<p>But if it's not a research paper (a.k.a. paper of BS), it would take me forever, seeing as I have never managed to BS for that long. I tend to not be long-winded, so I usually struggle to make the word count (whereas most people have trouble keeping it below it). I think the longest I ever did was eight pages double spaced, and that one almost doesn't count, because it was a literary analysis with long quotes in it.</p>
<p>Hello.
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<p>so a 15 page paper, how many pages would you say are other peoples work (cited of course) the fact is i think this is what scares most people, i can do a 2-4 page papers of just purely my own words but 15?</p>
<p>I see everyone talking about having a good outline. I agree. The research is the time-consuming part of any paper. The actual writing should be quick, as you will see.</p>
<p>Here is the method I was taught in school, and passed on to my kids: START your outline with note cards. This method has been very successful. You can’t make a good outline if you don’t know about your subject to begin with. My kids hated using note cards and actually having to write (not type), but they eventually came to realize how great this method is. </p>
<p>Start with more note cards than you think you will need. Trust me! And get some rubber bands to hold the cards together, even if you keep them in a card file.</p>
<p>Each source gets its own card with all the info needed for the bibliography. Put a number on this card, or color code it, or something. Then EACH new concept or quote you take from that source gets its own card, and is numbered (or colored) to coincide. On the card, write the page number of your source so you can have the info for your bibliography. I used to write the source number and page info on the back of the card, to keep it from cluttering up the front. If you like color coding and can’t find colored note cards, use different colored pens for each source.</p>
<p>Now move onto another source, do the same thing. Keep going…</p>
<p>If something occurs to you as you’re doing research, make a card for that too. Like “found info about XYZ in source #4 and want to find more” so when your brain is fried you don’t have to try to remember what that thought was!</p>
<p>When you’ve done as much research as you think you need, you should have a nice pile of note cards going. You should be familar with your subject by now, and have a good idea of how your outline will look, so it’s time to make the outline. Make sure your outline flows properly.</p>
<p>Now put your notecards in order according to your outline. This is the time to organize the entries within each sub-topic. Take the time to see how things look if you put the cards in a different order. You will have some notecards that don’t belong anymore. Put them in a different pile “in case” but do no discard them!</p>
<p>As you are putting your notecards in order, you may realize you need to revise your outline, or you need more research. Now is the time to do that.</p>
<p>By the time you actually have your outline done and your cards in order, the paper will practically write itself and your bibliography info is at your fingertips!</p>
<p>Just a few more hints: </p>
<p>If you are quoting something that’s really long and a pain to hand-write, it’s okay to photocopy/print and then tape/paste the info onto a note card. It’s called “cutting and pasting the old fashioned way” 
(psst…glue stick)</p>
<p>Keep your notecards someplace safe. You don’t have to lug the whole pile around with you. Keep them away from blowing fans, your roommate’s friends, your dog, your roommate’s friend’s dog…</p>
<p>When you have the cards in the order you like…take a few minutes to NUMBER them! A dropped pile of just-organized notecards is a sad thing.</p>
<p>I hope this helps :)</p>
<p>I’ve done some lengthy research papers (working on one now, but its more than just a 20 page paper, needs stuff like power points and relevant videos, ect). Sometimes I can never write past 3 pages and it starts to get a bit confusing in my head how I am condensing the paragraphs into ideas and how I group those into a strong series of paragraphs. I never outline, its just all in my head organized. Sometimes I write a little too much, since I feel strongly about the topic.</p>
<p>I keep telling myself that I’ll do papers earlier than the night before but it never happens. I always end up doing it the night before anyways.</p>
<p>I got a B on a 12 page research paper written between the hours of 1am and 4pm. I think that was the worst night of my life. But it varies, last night I had a 6 page paper to write and it took me three days-- and I had to stay up until 10am the third day to finish it. That was hellish.</p>
<p>15 page research paper with maybe like 7 sources would take me 3 days of intense work. But that’s for an A. I’ve definitely done 10+ page papers overnight and gotten B’s. You write one research paper, you’ve written them all.</p>