Format for Writing Sample

[kaputzing]

Just wanted to know what people stuck to when formatting their writing samples. Did you include a title page, abstract, and/or outline? Or did you omit a title page and abstract, etc.? Application number and/or name in the header in addition to page number even if it goes against the bibliographic style you chose?

[lilgreycells]

I kept whatever conventions were normally required for my paper (I used a piece I wrote for one of my Master's courses). So I kept my title page and abstract. The abstract was especially helpful for one of the institutions where faculty did not always want to read the entire sample. I did add in my applicant number after my name on the title page and then included it with my page numbers. I think that even though that's not within APA rules it was a perfectly fine thing to do. Good luck and hope this helps!