Radionut,
My response to your question, "can I write my essays in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS? I've gotten used to writing this way; my handwriting is much less legible when I don't use all caps?" is that I would not attempt that strategy.
The essay evaluators are all English gurus, so to write in all caps would be less than grammatically correct. Remember, you are being scored according to: 1. your ability to follow instructions, 2. your proper use of grammar and punctuation (make sure to use transition sentences between paragraphs to link each point together), and 3. whether or not you can stay unbiased with your answers.
For those reasons, I would stay away from the use of all caps. Also, the use of ALL CAPS gives the reader (if he/she is internet inclined) a sense of anger or aggression.
😡 Watch out for that!
Keys to success with the essay....
-FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY: answer only what they ask, in the order it was asked.
-KEEP EMOTIONS AND OPINIONS OUT OF IT: don't write a biased answer, the evaluators will hurt you for that (if you use facts to back up a point you are trying to make, MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE CORRECT!!!!!!!!)
-WRITE AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE: make sure that the readers can read it! You don't want them to have the opportunity to get irritated with your writing... if I were trying to score an essay that I couldn't read, it would frustrate me and I'd definitely lower the score (and that is how the MCAT evaluators feel as well).
A little hint
😉 ,
It wouldn't hurt to open your essay up with a good quote (cited by the correct author, of course)...
Good luck,
gr8n
LECOM-Bradenton
c/o 2008
