Need opinions on which font for essay, very very quickly

[Boemy]

Hey guys, I'm finishing up a scholarship essay and I don't know which would be better to use, Arial or Time New Roman. The scholarship material specifies 12 point font, but not what type of font.

I know it sounds insignificant, but I'm stressing out over it. What do you think?

Edit: Darn it, I meant to make this a poll.

 

[Dizzy]

Arial.

12 point.

Double spaced.

That's our general criteria...

 

[CaliTerp07]

I always used times when I wrote papers in college.

Don't stress though! It's too little of a thing to worry about

 

[lizzybeth727]

Times, 12 pt font. It looks more professional than Arial.

JMO.

 

[Boemy]

Thanks guys. Originally I had it in the Word 2007 default font, Calibri, and it looked awful!

This has been such a trial, mainly due to the college staff person assigned to be a "liason" to the scholarship committee taking a MONTH to reply to my e-mails. (Her: "Can you meet today?" Me: "No, I have classes all day today, but how about tomorrow?" Her: *a month of silence, then . . .* "Do you have all the materials ready? The deadline is in two days." Me: " . . . . ." Keep in mind I hadn't even been nominated for this scholarship at that point.)

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

Time New Roman 12pt double spaced is the standard for all papers at my college.

 

[Miakoda]

TNR.

Although I personally like Arial better, all my technical writing classes have instructed me that TNR is the standard to be used.

 

[PoodleMommy]

I like the look of Arial better... but have always been instructed to use Times, 12 pt, 1 inch margins for anything professional.

 

[SizzleDog]

Times - they both suck, but for what Microsoft offers, TNR is your best bet!

 

[GlassOnion]

The tried and true Times. Though bout TNR and Arial are both seen as 'professional' fonts, most people still prefer times.

But really, either one would be fine.

 

[AGonzalez]

APA format is Times New Roman 12, double spaced...that's typical for any college writing.

 

[Amstaffer]

Times, 12 pt font. It looks more professional than Arial.

JMO.

As a teacher I agree. Times Roman is the easiest to read also. When you are reading a bunch of papers little things make a big difference.