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What is the difference between a timed essay and an exam?

Are they not basically the same thing?

Are you allowed notes for the timed essay? I know that there are open book exams, but that seems like it could be the obvious difference?

Reply 2

Add!ction

I was reading the description of a timed essay that my potential uni has given and it seems that you can make notes but not take them in. The subject is History if that helps.

Reply 3

GoingToBurst

At my uni, a timed essay would mean that you get the question in advance and prepare the essay to re-write from memory within that time given. An exam, you obviously don't see beforehand.

Reply 4

cid

When i studied in the Netherlands, an exam usually consisted of 4 questions (each requiring about 500 - 750 words) then a 1500 word essay on a 5th 'essay question'

Thank God I'm back in the UK where 90% of my assessments are course work lol