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Those of you who filled it out, for the personal essay it mentions that it should be no longer than one page. I am guessing that means doubled spaced correct? So right around 350 words?
 
Those of you who filled it out, for the personal essay it mentions that it should be no longer than one page. I am guessing that means doubled spaced correct? So right around 350 words?

It means don't go nutty and put 8 point font, it will look bad. Be sensible about it and don't push it just to make a page. That's what I was told when I filled it out.
 
Those of you who filled it out, for the personal essay it mentions that it should be no longer than one page. I am guessing that means doubled spaced correct? So right around 350 words?

use standard size 12 font. my essay was around 450 words single spaced.
 
1 page, 1 inch margins, single-spaced.

say what you gotta say and just keep it to a page 🙂
if it matters, i got in.

they will be thinking about what you write and not what the page looks like. i'm sure they see a wide variety of formats, anyway.

good luck!