Font and Font Size

Alex H

Is it Ariel Size 12 they want for Personal Statements?

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Reply 1

Cellardore

Alex H

Is it Ariel Size 12 they want for Personal Statements?

Thanks

I thought it was size 12 Times New Roman, as this is the more formal, i'm not too sure tho, don't quote me on that :rolleyes:

Reply 2

BazTheMoney

I did mine in size 12 Times New Roman, and I believe that is the "standard" font UCAS advice. I'm not sure, though.

Reply 3

Whats_The_411?

They told me size 12 when i did mine as UCAS then take the whole form and put it onto one A3 sheet.

Reply 4

BazTheMoney

Whats_The_411?

They told me size 12 when i did mine as UCAS then take the whole form and put it onto one A3 sheet.

Yeah, they resize the 4 sheets to fit on one sheet of A3, makes it easier for the universities to store and UCAS to transport. That's why you need to do it in size 12.

Reply 5

Helenia

I did mine electronically and C&P'ed it into the space. It changed it for me automatically, I think :redface:

Reply 6

Sweetest Dreams

usually all professional formal statements etc are done in times roman in size 12, well thats wht i've been taught to do :rolleyes:

Reply 7

loftx

Are we talking about the online system ('Apply' i think it's called) or the paper form. I think the online system has a set font, but don't know what it is. On the paper form you're technically free to use any font style and size you wish, though most people go for the standard arial or times roman. The font size has to be large enough to be readable when the form is reduced by 1/2 so a font size of 12pt is recommended, though you could probably get away with 11 or so.

If you want as much space as possible to use you can fiddle with all manner of things such as margins, kearning and leading with a good DTP program - here are a few tips to get more words on the personal statement