1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips? Forum

CattyPake · Post by **CattyPake** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:26 am

Should I take out smaller sections or is it better to go through the entire thing and try to make it more concise? Can I just cut out citations to make it shorter/do employers care about correct citation format? (The writing sample is for 1L internship apps)

Thanks!

stillwater · Post by **stillwater** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:33 am

redact that shit

Doorkeeper · Post by **Doorkeeper** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:54 am

Make it single spaced.

AVBucks4239 · Post by **AVBucks4239** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:57 am

I included a cover page that described the topic of the writing sample, any necessary background information, etc. I always finished it with something like, "I have been advised to only include X pages for your convenience, so I have omitted a portion of the analysis. The omitted portion is noted in the document. If you would like the full writing sample, please feel free to contact me at email@gunner.com."

thsmthcrmnl · Post by **thsmthcrmnl** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:14 pm

CattyPake wrote:Should I take out smaller sections or is it better to go through the entire thing and try to make it more concise? Can I just cut out citations to make it shorter/do employers care about correct citation format? (The writing sample is for 1L internship apps)

Thanks!

dood · Post by **dood** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:25 pm

wat no, just cut off at 5 pages and write "ommitted for xyz"

20130312 · Post by **20130312** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:42 pm

dood wrote:wat no, just cut off at 5 pages and write "ommitted for xyz"

Wait, really?

dood · Post by **dood** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:18 pm

i just double checked my 1L writing sample. the red arrows is what was changed / omitted:

20130312 · Post by **20130312** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:19 pm

Thanks man, that's actually really helpful.

Richie Tenenbaum · Post by **Richie Tenenbaum** » Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:49 pm

Doorkeeper wrote:Make it single spaced.

musicfor18 · Post by **musicfor18** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:17 pm

Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.

gaud · Post by **gaud** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:20 pm

musicfor18 wrote:Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.

20130312 · Post by **20130312** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:19 pm

gaud wrote:
musicfor18 wrote:Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.

My professor asked us to single space for LRW, so I just left it as is and sent it out. Didn't even think about it...

Richie Tenenbaum · Post by **Richie Tenenbaum** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:23 pm

gaud wrote:
musicfor18 wrote:Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.

Yes.

gaud · Post by **gaud** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:11 pm

Richie Tenenbaum wrote:
gaud wrote:
musicfor18 wrote:Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.
Yes.

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