Italics for Book Titles on UCAS

Andrew_2006

Is there anyway I can use italics to quote book titles on UCAS?

Eg. Arthur Miller's Crucible - as I believe this is the best way to punctuate a title according to this site anyway http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000112.htm

Any ideas?

p.s Please don't comment on the book itself as it does not actually feature in my Personal Statement itself - it is merely an example!

Reply 1

recneps

Yes this is a correct way of writing. however, I dont think you can use any kind of formatting at all on the UCAS application. Sorry :frown:

Reply 2

mtbab

you can't use italics, you'll have to use ' ' or something

Reply 3

girl89

Definately can't use italics/bold etc

Reply 4

Andrew_2006

Well that seems very short sighted of ucas......idiots.

Reply 5

mtbab

Andrew_2006

Well that seems very short sighted of ucas......idiots.

not really by keeping formatting it means everyone is one a equal footing and people can't try to said out by having bold or bigger fonts etc etc. its all judged on the quality of the PS then.

Reply 6

Andrew_2006

Yes but the Personal Statement is an academic document, if people aren't allowed basic formatting to be suitably academic then there is something fundamentally wrong.

Reply 7

Just use apostrophes or simply leave it in the normal format, everyone is in the same boat so it isn't as though the admissions tutors are going to have a fit because you haven't italicised a book name...