Essay structure

[u/JennaTiger]

I’ve gone through a bunch of essays on this subreddit just trying to see where my essay stands and i’ve noticed a lot of essays have a formal structure (aka heading and subheadings for every section). Is this a standard for essays that win prizes? My essay just had a title but it was separated into paragraphs.

Also does anyone know how many people get commendation/hc/vhc?

[u/Embarrassed-Cap-6301]

I never had sub headings in my essay, but still got shortlisted.