All right, I'm writing an essay for a scholarship and it needs to be finished
today. (Long story.)
I looked at the FAQs on the scholarships website and they request a 12 point font, but don't specify which font. Which font is "safest"? Right now I have it in the Word 2007 default, Calibri, but maaan, it looks so huge in 12 point. I am wondering if Times New Roman would be better?
Next question: The scholarship is focused on a certain person and asks that the essay involve that person's life, works, etc. No problem, I got a book the guy wrote from the library and referenced it both directly (quotes) and indirectly. My question is am I expected to cite it like I would in a normal school essay? At the moment I have two versions saved, both with a bibliography at the end listing the book and one with actual MLA citations in the main body of the essay.
This leads me to my final question. Assuming citing within the essay is indeed the right thing to do, is MLA the best format to use?
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For the citing, it wouldn't hurt. I would. As far as the style of citations I might go with APA. It seems like MLA was used a lot throughout high school, but in college I've noticed most of my teachers want APA.
MLA seems to be the best-known of the different formats - APA, Chicaco, MLA, etc. If they don't understand it they shouldn't be judging scholarship letters, plus, considering its populartiy, it's definitely a safe choice. Make sure to include a Works Cited, however!