MAXIMUM CHARACTER-Personal Statement

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Ausmil

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I have typed my personal statement on both "Word" and "Notepad." Both of them tell me that I am at 4,495 words. This is not exceeding the 4500 Characters allowed. The personal statement is including spaces. Does anyone know what to do about this?
 
Ausmil said:
I have typed my personal statement on both "Word" and "Notepad." Both of them tell me that I am at 4,495 words. This is not exceeding the 4500 Characters allowed. The personal statement is including spaces. Does anyone know what to do about this?

the only way to fix that is to continue trimming down the PS. I would even suggest just putting one space after every period. that should significantly reduce the character count and allow for any discrepencies between the Word format and the AACOMAS application.

Good Luck!
 
I had the exact same problem. I had to just trim a little here and there, and keep trying to submit it. I was at about the same character count as you on word, and I think that I had to cut about 20 characters or so, to get them to accept it. I had already done the single space after each sentence.
 
Ausmil said:
I have typed my personal statement on both "Word" and "Notepad." Both of them tell me that I am at 4,495 words. This is not exceeding the 4500 Characters allowed. The personal statement is including spaces. Does anyone know what to do about this?

Unfortunately, you just have to keep cutting it down.
 
its because the new paragraph counts as 2 characters, and in word it doesnt.
 
when I have a new paragraph, it will not indent,is that how it is for everyone? Thanks a lot
 
when I have a new paragraph, it will not indent,is that how it is for everyone? Thanks a lot
 
Ausmil said:
I have typed my personal statement on both "Word" and "Notepad." Both of them tell me that I am at 4,495 words. This is not exceeding the 4500 Characters allowed. The personal statement is including spaces. Does anyone know what to do about this?

Both of them tell me that I am at 4,495 words.

i'm just making sure...but you meant you were at 4,495 characters...right???
 
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