the word processor thing on ucas is completely rubbish. you cant indent ur paragraphs which saves lines! are u guys just leaving it and hoping the admissions tutors know when a new paragraph starts or are u leaving gaps between paragraphs?
I've got no lines between paragraphs, just a shorter line above and i'm still 270 characters and about 4 lines over There's a thread with a poll about this somewhere and i think most people have got rid of the lines to make more room