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by LizardFace » Tue Oct 11, 2011 4:49 pm
Hi,

Ok so this might sound like a dumb question, but do ALL business school essays need to be double spaced? I'm asking because I've seen Stanford specifically ask for 12 point, Arial/Times New Roman, double spaced, etc. while Kellogg just asks for a 1 inch margin at the top and doesn't say anything about spacing.

I don't want to look bad by not following the application directions, or maybe I just can't find it on Kellogg's site :)
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by GMAT_1986_subha » Tue Oct 11, 2011 8:02 pm
If not specifically mentioned to be keep it double spaced, your are free to write as per your spacing preference.

But, its a good habit to keep double spaced in Essays of B Schools
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by Jon@Admissionado » Tue Oct 11, 2011 9:44 pm
Schools sometimes write their requirements. When they haven't specified what they want, do as you like, although maybe steer clear from wacky fonts (I mean, an essay in copperplate gothic?? :) )
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by FutureWorks » Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:46 am
Hi Lizardface,

First of all we believe that no question is dumb and it is a good thing to be curious �.Since this is regarding your career so don't let hesitation come in between.

Secondly, most of the schools don't have such guidelines for essay writing. There may be some schools (like Stanford) which specify their essay writing guidelines. The same is shared with the applicants in their requirements as well.

Our personal advice is that you should thoroughly go through the essay guidelines of each school where you are applying. The guidelines would educate you about the school's process and would also include aspects beyond text formatting.

The key thing is that your essays should be structured in a format which is easy to read and that would take care of pointers like line-spacing, font and paragraph formatting etc.

Would be happy to know how we can help you further on this.
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by cohe » Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:54 pm
hello, i stumbled upon this and i am having the same question. My application guideline says the essay must be 1/2 page double spaced. Im having difficulty understanding this because half a page double spaced is very little space for writing an essay. Did i understand this correctly?? the big essay is limited to 1 1/2 page double space so I'm assuming 1/2 means half a page double space. It just seems so little space. any help?
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by money9111 » Sat Dec 31, 2011 3:18 am
I would call each school to find out their requirements if you can't find them on the website. It's not a big deal to call and inquire.
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