AMCAS messed up my PS formatting...I lost my spaces?

[harvard_of_the_west]

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I copy pasted my PS from word into AMCAS's text box a few weeks ago when I was finishing my app. After many additional thorough read-throughs by myself, and by my dad, I believed it was all good and submitted it. However, I just noticed that on the PDF copy of my AMCAS application my PS has many sentences where spaces between words had been deleted. Basically, I now have entire sentences with no spaces between the words. Other sentences are fine. I went back and checked my AMCAS PS online and it still looks totally normal.

Has anybody else had this happen where multiple spaces between words were deleted from their PS when they submitted their AMCAS app after it had looked perfect before submitting? If so, how did you remedy the situation? Thanks for any help.

 

[Leopold23]

The free-of-cost instructions provided by AMCAS specifically say not to do this.

No, you cannot change this after submitting.

 

[harvard_of_the_west]

Update if anybody cares: Called AMCAS today and according to them, my essay looks fine on their end. I guess my computer just saved or displays it weird.

But a word to the wise: @Leoplod23 is correct. Do not use Microsoft Word to type up your personal statement!

2019 AMCAS Applicant Guide, Page 54: Formatting your essay
Medical schools receive all text entry responses as plain text. Therefore, formatting options such as bulleted lists, indented paragraphs, and bold/italic fonts do not appear for reviewers and are not available in the AMCAS application. You may want to include an extra space between paragraphs because the essay does not permit indentation. To avoid formatting issues, we recommend that you type your essay directly into your AMCAS application; copying formatted text into the application may result in formatting problems that cannot be edited after your application is submitted. If you do cut and paste your essay(s) into the application, you should draft your essay(s) in a plain text format, such as Microsoft Notepad or Mac TextEdit.

 

[Lucca]

Yah just for future applicants reading this, always use a plain txt editor for copy/pasting. Won’t have to worry about weird formatting issues

 

[don't you dare]

already double check on your pdf version of the AMCAS application and make sure everything looks okay before submitting for those applying in the future!