I know. You don’t even need to say it. Your asshole of a professor assigned a paper that is way too long and to be quite honest, the asshole probably isn’t even going to read the damn thing. I hate that system; therefore, may I introduce a couple of methods to beating it. (That’s what she said)

I. Eye Candy

Considering that most teachers don’t even read your entire paper, its all about the presentation. Go on google images and search for charts and graphs related to your paper topic, and plug them into your paper. Just be sure to throw in a sentence or two to support the image or chart you insert. Feel free to throw in one or two relevant images and make your cover page more appealing.

II. Format the Font

If your teacher doesn’t specifically request Times New Roman, opt for Arial, it’s more spacious. Don’t forget to double space.

III. Our favorite trick. Period.

Increase the size of the periods on your paper and the length of the paper in entirety will grow substantially. Don’t get stuck doing it one at a time, though.

When in Microsoft Word, you hold Ctrl + f.
Click the ‘replace’ tab. For find what, simply type a period. Example: Find what: .
In the Replace with section, type a period. Example: Replace with: .
Right after typing the period in the ‘Replace with’ section, click “More >>”
After the More>> section opens, click Format, then click Font from the Format tab.
In the section where you see size, type a number from 16-20.
Click OK. Then click Replace All.