ORIENTATION 2008

Essay Contest Rules

In addition to our guidelines for first-year and transfer students, please review the Essay Contest Rules below:

1. Essays must be approximately 1,000 words in length.
2. Even though your response can draw from your own experiences, it should also reflect a careful reading of the book.
3. MLA (Modern Language Association) format should be used for any citations within the essay.
4. Contestants must include a title page listing the essay title, your name, your status (first year, transfer, or returning), home phone number, campus address, and Case e-mail address. The essay itself should have only page numbers.
5. Essays may be emailed to firstyearessay@case.edu. Contestants may also fax essays to 216.368.8826 or mail them to Martina Croft, Educational Services for Students, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Sears Building, Room 470, Cleveland, OH 44106-7062.
6. Essays must be received by midnight, Wednesday, August 6. Contestants will receive an e-mail confirmation to their Case e-mail address on Friday, August 8.

Questions about the essay contest should be directed to Judith Olson-Fallon, Director of Educational Services for Students, at 216.368.5230 or jko2@case.edu.