Point form within an essay?

[Mildez]

Is there ever a time when point form is acceptable within an essay? I am currently trying to do an essay which I'm really struggling with. I really want to write the information in point form within the paragraph I am doing but I don't know if this is acceptable. The question is about the cold chain and about the principles of cold chain management. The cold chain is the temp in which vaccines are stored at. Anyway there are so many principles its very hard to write them one after the other without the essay sounding stupid. So can I list them in point form? Any advice is greatly appreciated. It has a very small word count.

[Mildez]

Ok from what I just googled it said no. Bummer that would have been the easiest way out

[Indadhanu]

I'm in my last year of a uni degree and in my experience, it would be a big NO! unless the lecturer has mentioned otherwise.

[Mumma T]

I am current at uni too and we were told never

[feeb]

In all 3 of my Uni courses never been allowed to use point form.

Good luck

[Trillian]

What I would be doing is creating a table with that information and then including it as an Appendix at the end of the essay. In your essay you'd discuss it, and then say refer to appendix A etc

[Mrs O'M]

I second the appendix or inserting a table in the essay idea.

My uni prefers no appendix unless we have over 5 pages of tables, graphs etc to go in an appendix, so we just pop a chart in the essay and refer to it the same way as you would a reference.

We are allowed headings but no dot points!

Good luck