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OK, i have just worked out after hours of trying to get my number of lines down, if, on the UCAS form there is only a little bit of writing on one line, say 2-4 words, IT DOES NOT COUNT AS A LINE!!!! thank me later
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Original post by ineedA
OK, i have just worked out after hours of trying to get my number of lines down, if, on the UCAS form there is only a little bit of writing on one line, say 2-4 words, IT DOES NOT COUNT AS A LINE!!!! thank me later


Yes, it does count as a line.

You're probably only finding this because you're copying between Word and Ucas, and the settings you're using don't match up exactly
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Original post by Juno
Yes, it does count as a line.

You're probably only finding this because you're copying between Word and Ucas, and the settings you're using don't match up exactly


true, i am doing that, but the theory is still valid. i'll try give an example

say the following is a line of your personal statement

;asdkfjhsdakjhflsakjhadflkjasdhlksdjhsalkdjsadfkljhsadf
radiator enthrall

radiator enthrall, for me anyway, wouldn't/doesn't count as a line
How many words is the personal statement meant to be?

I am a bit confused
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How many words is the personal statement meant to be?

I am a bit confused


It's done one characters/ lines

min 1000 characters , max 4000

max lines 47
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Original post by Juno
Yes, it does count as a line.

You're probably only finding this because you're copying between Word and Ucas, and the settings you're using don't match up exactly


if i want to avoid this should i type it in straight?
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Original post by ineedA
true, i am doing that, but the theory is still valid. i'll try give an example

say the following is a line of your personal statement

;asdkfjhsdakjhflsakjhadflkjasdhlksdjhsalkdjsadfkljhsadf
radiator enthrall

radiator enthrall, for me anyway, wouldn't/doesn't count as a line

The theory only works because of the exact settings you are using. If you were using a different font, font size, or paper margin it wouldn't work.

It's the same as getting excited because your teacher asked you to write a 2 page essay, so you wrote it in really big letters.
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Original post by Juno
The theory only works because of the exact settings you are using. If you were using a different font, font size, or paper margin it wouldn't work.

It's the same as getting excited because your teacher asked you to write a 2 page essay, so you wrote it in really big letters.


ahahahahah okay okay, any idea which settings i can use to replicate the UCAS form?
Original post by ineedA
ahahahahah okay okay, any idea which settings i can use to replicate the UCAS form?


Just aim for around 3,200-3,400 characters and then for your final edits copy and paste it regularly into UCAS Apply and use the preview option.

Fiddling with your settings on word isn't that helpful - even if you get it spot on you can end up with differences because the only way to check what UCAS counts is to paste it into UCAS apply.

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