Common App Personal Essay- single-spaced or double-spaced?

<p>What do they want? How can I find out for myself?</p>

<p>single-spaced</p>

<p>here's what I've been hearing:
personal essay (the one you upload): double
the activities essay (the one you paste into the text box): single</p>

<p>i'm always getting different answers...can you please cite your sources?</p>

<p>I really doubt it matters all that much... I'm single-spacing mine.</p>

<p>sources? uh people on this forum? I think it's just a personal preference. If it really mattered, they would put it in the instructions. For English classes at school, we've always double-spaced everything, so...</p>

<p>I've heard different things from different people........but one thing I've noticed.......when you apply for colleges online........they have a sort of text box where they want you to insert your essay.......</p>

<p>Even if you double space it while typing it......like in microsoft word or something.....it always becomes single-spaced once you paste it in the text box........</p>

<p>Does this happen with all apps???? I dunno???? But for the colleges that I am currently working on, this is the case.........</p>

<p>Double space for the personal essay. Single for the activity one.</p>

<p>single space</p>

<p>hehe... I compromised with a 1.5</p>