Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Help on an scholarship essay! Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]boy4boy15[/m] at 9:14 pm on Jan. 29, 2008[quote]Ok, so I'm suppsoed to type a few 250 words or less essays online, which shouldn't be too hard but I'm given this: Hint: Keep spaces, hard returns, indents and tabs to a minimum for better formatting when your application is printed. It won't let me use 'tab' to indent at the beginning of a parapgraph so my writing already looks kind of unorganized and put together, I like it to be organized and thought provoking. anyways, should i continue to double space after i get a new idea or should i play it safe (or not?) and not use any spacing or indentation?[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post boy4boy15 Posted at 9:14 pm on Jan. 29, 2008 Ok, so I'm suppsoed to type a few 250 words or less essays online, which shouldn't be too hard but I'm given this: Hint: Keep spaces, hard returns, indents and tabs to a minimum for better formatting when your application is printed. It won't let me use 'tab' to indent at the beginning of a parapgraph so my writing already looks kind of unorganized and put together, I like it to be organized and thought provoking. anyways, should i continue to double space after i get a new idea or should i play it safe (or not?) and not use any spacing or indentation?

Replies Vandinenator Posted at 9:23 pm on Jan. 29, 2008 Definitely use a spell check and proofread it if it's a scholarship essay.  "help on an scholarship essay"  "a", not "an".  spelled "supposed"  wrong, "250 words or less" should either be in quotes or have hyphens between them "type a few 250-words-or-less essays"   and "...and put together, I like it to..."  just a few things I noticed.  You'll probably do it better when it's the actual essay and not a blog, but still.  If you'd like, you can send it to me and i'll proofread it, i've been proofreading things for like... 5 years smiles123 Posted at 9:18 pm on Jan. 29, 2008 maybe just space the paragraphs, don't use tab? i dont kno gummybearking Posted at 9:15 pm on Jan. 29, 2008 Play It Safe! All 3 previous replies displayed.