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Writing Sample

Instructions for Writing Sample for MACJ Program Admissions

  • Grammatical/spelling error free
  • Maximum of 5 pages
  • Double-spaced, Times New Roman, 1” margins, 12-point font
  • APA format

For the writing sample, you can either submit a recent undergraduate paper that was completed within the last two years or respond to one of the following prompts:

Choose a statement to critically analyze:

  1. College students should be encouraged to pursue subjects that interest them rather than the courses that seem most likely to lead to jobs.
  2. Any piece of information referred to as fact should be mistrusted, since it may well be proven false in the future.
  3. American society today is worse off because of social media.