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1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:26 am
by CattyPake
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!
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:33 am
by stillwater
redact that shit
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:54 am
by Doorkeeper
Make it single spaced.
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:57 am
by AVBucks4239
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."
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:14 pm
by thsmthcrmnl
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!
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:25 pm
by dood
wat no, just cut off at 5 pages and write "ommitted for xyz"
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:42 pm
by 20130312
dood wrote:wat no, just cut off at 5 pages and write "ommitted for xyz"
Wait, really?
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:18 pm
by dood
i just double checked my 1L writing sample. the red arrows is what was changed / omitted:
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:19 pm
by 20130312
Thanks man, that's actually really helpful.
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 4:49 pm
by Richie Tenenbaum
Doorkeeper wrote:Make it single spaced.
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:17 pm
by musicfor18
Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:20 pm
by gaud
musicfor18 wrote:Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:19 pm
by 20130312
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...
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:23 pm
by Richie Tenenbaum
gaud wrote:musicfor18 wrote:Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.
Yes.
Re: 1L needs to shorten 8 page writing sample to 5- tips?
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:11 pm
by gaud
Richie Tenenbaum wrote:gaud wrote:musicfor18 wrote:Is it actually ok to submit a writing sample single-spaced? I've been wondering this.
Yes.
Thanks!