Scoring

• Scoring of essays will be based on the college’s writing and critical thinking evaluation rubrics.
• A minimum of 43 out of 55 possible points must be obtained based on these rubrics in order to qualify for one of the top three awards.
• These are college wide rubrics that will be used by the Evaluation Committee to assess papers for the competition; however, faculty expectation for course work may vary.
• At the time of submission, students may request feedback on their essay by the Evaluation Committee.

The scoring rubrics can be found in the the 2010-11 Essay Packet PDF.