CRITERIA: (This is how entries are judged):
1. *Essay must be submitted with the application, which should include the authors name, address, phone number, email address, college (including the date of graduation), and student ID number.*
2. *All entries must be typed, double-spaced, and saved as a Word Doc or PDF.*
3. *Do not add pictures or graphics*
4. *Essays that do not meet the word count requirement will be eliminated. (The essay title or added references / footnotes do not contribute to the total word count.)*
5. *A contestants teacher, counselor, or parent may check the essay for punctuation, grammar, and/or spelling, but the essay MUST BE the original work of the student making the submission.*
6. *Contestants will be judged based solely on their essay.* |