A few formatting questions . . . Forum
- angiej
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A few formatting questions . . .
Can I get away with .75 inch margins?
One space or two after periods?
Double space paragraphs?
One space or two after periods?
Double space paragraphs?
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Re: A few formatting questions . . .
the few requirements ive seen for PS have been 1 inch margins, double spacedangiej wrote:Can I get away with .75 inch margins?
One space or two after periods?
Double space paragraphs?
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Re: A few formatting questions . . .
Do the instructions specify the margins or spacing? One or two spaces after periods is acceptable as long as it is uniform throughout.angiej wrote:Can I get away with .75 inch margins?
One space or two after periods?
Double space paragraphs?
- angiej
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Re: A few formatting questions . . .
Of the four apps (from last year) that I have seen, they do not specify margins, or spacing. Just a page length requirement.
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Re: A few formatting questions . . .
One thing I would do is keep it consistent across all your application. So if you go with .75" on your PS and you write a DS... use the same margins there. Only other thing I can think of is print it out, look at it and think--would the adcomm find this readable? is it going to stand out a ton sitting next to other peoples with 1" margins etc etc
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Re: A few formatting questions . . .
Yeah, I went with .75 margins and it wasn't a problem at all (unless the school specifically asks for 1 inch margins). But I agree that you must then make your DS, addendum, etc all the same margins. That way it seems consistent and not like you just tinkered with a single document to make everything fit.Tiva wrote:One thing I would do is keep it consistent across all your application. So if you go with .75" on your PS and you write a DS... use the same margins there. Only other thing I can think of is print it out, look at it and think "would the adcomm find this readable? is it going to stand out a ton sitting next to other peoples with 1" margins etc etc"
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Re: A few formatting questions . . .
I think 1" margins is fine but 0.75 is getting noticeable. I don't think you want to do anything that makes the adcoms feel like you are cheating the requirements when other people have managed to work within them.
As for paragraphs, I used indents rather than a line break in order to get my PS under 2 pages. While I prefer 2 spaces after a period, I believe 1 is standard and that is what I used.
As someone else mentioned, keep your formatting standard between the different elements of your app.
As for paragraphs, I used indents rather than a line break in order to get my PS under 2 pages. While I prefer 2 spaces after a period, I believe 1 is standard and that is what I used.
As someone else mentioned, keep your formatting standard between the different elements of your app.