How Do You Format A College Essay?
While certain professors may require you to follow their own specific guidelines for formatting college papers, several aspects of college-level work are a given across the curriculum. If you take a few moments to ensure that you have followed these basic steps, you will produce a well-formatted paper, and you will be ready to adapt this basic format to any other style sheet that a professor may instruct you to use. Use ordinary white A4 paper; 500 sheets of multipurpose paper, or 20-lb. paper, comes in a ream. The designation “A4” refers to the size, 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Buy it in bulk and don’t be tempted to use leftover mauve stock, heavier résumé paper, or any other size. Don’t use binders, folders or plastic covers. Staple the pages or fasten them with a paper clip on the top left-hand corner. Use regular black 10 or 12 point Times New Roman or a similar font. Do not use larger fonts or fancy letter styles. Double space all of your work, and make sure that the printer is set for bl
