Filling in the essay order form without guessing

What to have ready before you open the form

The order form moves fast if you arrive with the assignment details already sorted, and slow, guessy, and error prone if you don’t. Before you start filling anything in, get these in front of you:

• The assignment prompt itself, word for word, not your memory of what your professor said in class
• The rubric or grading criteria, if one was issued, since it often states things the prompt doesn’t, like required source count or formatting
• The citation style your course uses. If the syllabus says Chicago but you assume MLA out of habit, the writer will format to whatever you select
• Any required or suggested sources, readings, or a course textbook the essay needs to draw on
• The word or page count, and whether your professor set it in words or in pages, since those convert differently than students expect

If any of these are missing, guessing costs you nothing at the form stage, since fields can be corrected through the message thread later. But getting them right the first time means the writer starts on the correct footing instead of a revision cycle catching up to it.

The deadline and page count fields

The essay order form ties your deadline to a maximum page count. Pick a deadline shorter than your page count allows, and the form will not let you submit until you adjust one or the other. Here is how the essay type’s caps break down:

A page in this system means 275 words double spaced, or 550 words single spaced, set in 12 point Times New Roman with one inch margins. If your assignment sheet gives you a word count instead of a page count, divide by 275 for double spacing before you type a number into the form. A 2,750 word essay is 10 pages double spaced, which rules out anything shorter than a 3 day deadline.

Once you pass the 3 day mark, the page ceiling opens up considerably, since 4 through 10 day deadlines are built for longer essays without the same short deadline restriction. If your essay is long and your deadline is generous, you have room. If your essay is long and your deadline is tight, the form itself will tell you before you get anywhere near paying.

Fields that change the paper itself

A handful of fields in the order form aren’t administrative, they tell the writer what to actually do differently on the page.

Academic level sets the vocabulary, argument depth, and source handling expected of the paper. High school and undergraduate essays are written more directly, with less expectation of engaging competing scholarship. Master’s and PhD level essays are expected to argue against counterpoints and draw more deliberately on specialized sources. Choosing PhD for an intro undergraduate course produces a paper that reads oddly formal for the assignment; choosing high school for a graduate seminar produces one that reads thin.

Citation style determines how the writer formats every in-text citation and the reference list, and which conventions govern quotation and paraphrase. APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian, Harvard, Oxford, Vancouver, and CSE are all available, along with any other style you name directly in the instructions field. Get this field wrong and the paper’s content can be entirely correct while its formatting fails a rubric line item.

Spacing, single or double, changes how many words fit on a page, which is why it interacts directly with your page count. A 12 page double spaced order and a 12 page single spaced order are not the same essay length at all; the single spaced version holds roughly twice the words.

Number of sources tells the writer how much research to draw the paper’s evidence from. An essay pulling from three sources argues differently than one pulling from twelve. If your rubric specifies a minimum source count, that number belongs in this field, not just mentioned in the instructions box where it’s easier to miss.

Fields that change price without changing the paper

A separate set of fields affects what the order costs without touching a single sentence of the essay itself. Quality level (Standard, Premium or Platinum) is one; what each level actually includes is detailed on prices, and it’s worth reading before you pick one, but it does not change the essay’s academic level or its content requirements.

The optional extras sit in this category too. Top 10 Writers routes your order to a writer who specializes in the subject area based on survey results and customer feedback, useful if you want more certainty about subject expertise specifically, separate from the academic level you already chose. Proofread by Editor adds a second pass from a professional editor after the writer finishes. VIP Support puts your messages ahead of the queue. A VIP Service package bundles those three together. Beyond that you can add a one page summary of the essay’s main points, request the writer work in British English, add a PowerPoint presentation with a slide count you choose, or add a plagiarism report.

None of these are required, and none of them change what the writer is instructed to argue or how the paper is structured. They change what you get alongside the paper, or how quickly your message gets answered, or who specifically writes it. For a live number reflecting every field you’ve selected, the calculator updates as you go, and prices explains what feeds into that number.

Submitting the order

1. Finish every field in the form: paper type, subject, academic level, deadline, page count, citation style, spacing, and number of sources.
2. Upload or paste your assignment prompt, rubric, and any required source material into the instructions and attachments fields.
3. Add any optional extras you want, such as Top 10 Writers or a plagiarism report.
4. Review the live price shown, which reflects every field above.
5. Pay by the method offered at checkout.
6. Wait for the on screen confirmation and check that the order now appears in your account under its own order number.

What happens right after payment

Once payment clears, the order moves into the pool available to writers qualified at the academic level and subject you selected. A writer is assigned, and the order’s status in your account changes to show it is in progress. You can watch that status from your account at any point, and once a writer is attached to the order, you can open the message thread and reach them directly.

The deadline you chose becomes the target for that first delivery. If something arises that puts the deadline at risk, support flags it before that deadline passes rather than after, so you are not left finding out only once it’s already late.

The finished essay arrives in your account as a model for your own work, which is how the Terms describe every paper.

Changing an order after it is placed

• To add instructions or a source you forgot, open the order’s message thread and send it to the writer directly, ideally as early as possible so it doesn’t arrive after a section is already drafted.
• To extend the deadline, contact support through the message thread or account. If the deadline has already passed and you agree to push it back, the price is recalculated to the nearest deadline option, and any difference, up to 20%, comes back as a refund or store credit under the terms in the disclaimer.
• To ask the writer a direct question about how they’re handling a section, use the same order thread. That thread is the only way to reach the writer; Support answers on WhatsApp and by email, and the writer answers in the thread.
• To request a specific writer on a future order, enter their ID in the Preferred writer’s ID field on a new order. It’s a paid option and the form shows its price once you enter the ID.
• To reduce the order’s scope before it’s finished, contact support. Cutting an order down before completion carries its own store credit terms, up to 50% of the difference, under the same disclaimer.

Common mistakes when filling in the form

• Setting a deadline too short for the page count the assignment actually needs, which the form will block, but which wastes time discovering at checkout instead of before
• Confusing a word count limit with a page limit, so the essay comes in shorter or longer than the rubric wants
• Picking an academic level that matches your year in school rather than the level the specific course or assignment was set at
• Leaving citation style on a default instead of checking the syllabus, especially in courses that don’t use APA
• Forgetting to upload the rubric, so requirements that live only there never reach the writer
• Choosing single spacing or double spacing without checking which one the assignment sheet specifies, which changes how many pages your word count actually fills
• Assuming the instructions box is optional when the rubric has requirements the standard fields don’t capture, like a specific thesis structure or required source types

Last updated 28 September 2026