Symbols like "-->" or "-" do not count as words, as far as I
know. But do be careful as microsoft word WILL count them as ONE
word into the total word count.
Either way- try your level best not to exceed the word limit.
If the whole of your cohort hits 499 words, and you hit 520
words, it's your own loss of comparative advantage. So don't risk
it, play safe. Truly, since it's your PW grade at stake- better be
safe than sorry.
About the issue you have with the tutors and lack of
standardization .. chill out.
Frankly- I know EXACTLY what you mean. Where two people with
different tutors choose the same topic- but one ends up getting
rejected while the other gets approved of.
In fact- we had many cases (became the norm, actually) where our
tutor approved our "final" draft of our assignment on Day 1. And on
Day 2, he rejects it (after approving it the previous day) and
tells us to re-do it. May seem a little schizophrenic, but just
think about it that perhaps your tutor spotted something new/found
a new perspective to your work that he didn't have the previous
day. It's to your benefit, either way.
Headaches, cursing, swearing and "WTF IS MY TUTOR
DOING" were very, very common for not just our PI submissions,
but for almost every single PW assignment as well. Yet in the end,
every single student under my tutor scored a distinction. Try your
level best to remain calm- and, as hard as it may be, trust in your
tutor.
Curious- what junior college are you studying in now?
