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Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:25 pm

So I finalized my PS but it's only 1 1/2 page...

Schools like USC/Loyola etc. say 2-3 pages and font no smaller than 10 or at least 12.

When I do size 14, it's 2 pages and a little over on the 3rd. IS this okay? Or... should I write more... I didn't want to make it more verbose...

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Post by lacrossebrother » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:30 pm

Size 14 font is not acceptable.

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Post by mist4bison » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:47 pm

Lol, write more. Do not use size 14 font.

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Post by cbbinnyc » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:17 pm

basedvulpes wrote:1 and 1/2 pages is fine if it's a good PS. It's always better to turn in a better product than to meet a completely arbitrary rule.

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Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:25 pm

Font type? Garamond, TNR, or Century. Any one of them is fine, correct?


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Post by nlee10 » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:35 pm

You have the opposite problem as many of us....write more.

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Post by Anonymous User » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:40 pm

I actually got a great critique/help from TLS who helped me to really get rid of unnecessary words...
Now I have a problem of it being too short (it's actually harder to add more stuff now that I am satisfied with the final version and have nothing more to say other than just fluffing). But if I change my font to century, which I heard it was okay, it's a full 2 page essay now!

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Re: font-size

Post by lacrossebrother » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:56 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I actually got a great critique/help from TLS who helped me to really get rid of unnecessary words...
Now I have a problem of it being too short (it's actually harder to add more stuff now that I am satisfied with the final version and have nothing more to say other than just fluffing). But if I change my font to century, which I heard it was okay, it's a full 2 page essay now!
Dude there's a page "requirement" not because they have some computer program that's incapable of processing anything less than 2 pages. The requirement is there because they expect a certain amount of content. Changing the font to make things smaller is sometimes OK if you have a page maximum, but i'd be pissed if someone thought they were tricking me with century font.

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Re: font-size

Post by lacrossebrother » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:57 pm

Just pm me a dropbox link to the docx and Ill add two quick paragraphs for you. This isn't difficult.

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