question about numbers in the personal statement

[FaithBuild18]

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Say I have to mention a number, like 65. Is it appropriate to just put "65" or should I type out "sixty-five." I need to trim down my statement by 50 characters so it would be nice if I could just put 65, but I do not want to at the expense of professionalism.

By the way, is it "sixty-five" or "sixty five?"

 

[yappers2009]

I believe any number LESS THAN 10 you write out. I think you can write 65. But someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[misty818]

Anything under 10 you spell out; however, if 10 is starting the sentence, you should spell it out.

 

[FaithBuild18]

Alright thanks guys, I knew there was some sort of rule like that.