An excerpt from a research paper written for one of your classes is usually a good choice.
Preferred length is no more than four pages.
Please include pages with footnotes. If you use endnotes, please add the page of notes referred to in the excerpted pages. When JR staff review your writing sample, they are looking for evidence of your intellectual and research abilities. A decent writing sample shows that you can write at a graduate level and know how to find, use, and cite research sources. You may submit a sample of journalistic work or other non-academic writing, if you wish.