Although the appearance of each font will differ, usually a standard size is 11 or 12 point (by way of comparison, this book is written in 12-point Trebuchet MS, and it’s written for easy reading, not essay-style formatting). If you go any bigger than 12, your essay starts looking like a billboard. The only reason …
Scholarship judges know that even the most affordable ink-jet printers can print in every color of the rainbow. But you don’t have to prove it to them by printing your essay in magenta or aqua. Use black, and only black. Remember: Creativity belongs in the writing of your essay, not its appearance.
I’m going to guess that you’ve never thought of this either, because judging by the applications I’ve received in the past, fewer than 1 out of about 500 applicants do this. But you should. Here’s why: When thousands of multi-page essays stack up, it’s inevitable that some are going to get torn apart. Lots of …
