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UCAS paragraph spaces

Hi, I've submitted my UCAS application and have a question. Whenever I go to 'view all details' on my application then the 'personal statement' section, it shows no line breaks or gaps between my paragraphs and it's just put it as one big text. However, when I click on 'go to application' then down to the personal statement section it shows the line breaks. So will the universities see the line breaks between each paragraph or will it appear as one big text to them?
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by mun.k1005
Hi, I've submitted my UCAS application and have a question. Whenever I go to 'view all details' on my application then the 'personal statement' section, it shows no line breaks or gaps between my paragraphs and it's just put it as one big text. However, when I click on 'go to application' then down to the personal statement section it shows the line breaks. So will the universities see the line breaks between each paragraph or will it appear as one big text to them?


As long as you're within the limits, I'm pretty sure it shows the line breaks.

@PQ can you confirm please?
It’s a known bug on the display after submitting an application (it existed back when “Track” was the portal after submitting and displayed the PS all wrong then).

The preview when you applied and when you go back to the application is how universities get the PS. Blank lines and new lines will be preserved.

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by mesub
As long as you're within the limits, I'm pretty sure it shows the line breaks.
@PQ can you confirm please?

Yeah I believe I am. It's just that when I click on 'view all details' and go down to ps it displays my ps as one big text, whereas when I click on 'go to application' and then the ps section, it displays it how i originally submitted it, so i'm just not sure how the universities see it.

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by PQ
It’s a known bug on the display after submitting an application (it existed back when “Track” was the portal after submitting and displayed the PS all wrong then).
The preview when you applied and when you go back to the application is how universities get the PS. Blank lines and new lines will be preserved.

Oh ok. Thanks for the clarification.
Original post
by mun.k1005
Yeah I believe I am. It's just that when I click on 'view all details' and go down to ps it displays my ps as one big text, whereas when I click on 'go to application' and then the ps section, it displays it how i originally submitted it, so i'm just not sure how the universities see it.

Yep, as above it will display how you've originally written it (i.e. the new lines will be visible to the unis).

Reply 6

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by mesub
Yep, as above it will display how you've originally written it (i.e. the new lines will be visible to the unis).

Ah, k. Thanks.

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