writing sample - format question

[ultraviolet]

for the writing sample, should you leave original heading intact? (ie date written, professor and class submitted for, etc?) also, for a research paper do you include your bibliography?

[ristastic]

for the writing sample, should you leave original heading intact? (ie date written, professor and class submitted for, etc?) also, for a research paper do you include your bibliography?

I'm having similar problems with my writing sample. I would take out the original heading and replace it with one that reflects where you're applying, etc. I'm torn on the bibliography, but I think if there are footnotes, you should include the relevant bib. To my mind the bibliography doesn't count in the page limits either.

[ultraviolet]

I'm having similar problems with my writing sample. I would take out the original heading and replace it with one that reflects where you're applying, etc. I'm torn on the bibliography, but I think if there are footnotes, you should include the relevant bib. To my mind the bibliography doesn't count in the page limits either.

I agree about the bib not counting toward page limits. I do wish there was more of a general consensus about the writing sample. None of my programs offer any guidelines at all. Hopefully this just means they don't care about formatting details, but to an applicant the uncertainty can be nerve-wracking. I like your suggestion about changing the heading to reflect where I'm sending it. Thanks!