how do you or penn feel about manipulating the page margins?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>I have quite alot to say in my essay, and I'm tired of cutting words.... could I just expand the page margins so that it'd fit into one page before uploading it to the commonapp?</p>

2

<p>Yes, I would like to know this too.</p>

3

<p>For the supplement or the main essay?</p>

4

<p>Yes I did this in my Why Penn essay (the limit was one page). They don't care. Just don't make it obscenely small print or anything like that.</p>

5

<p>As long as it's readable, it's fine. Not everyone has the same page margins anyway.</p>

6

<p>is this essay supposed to be one page single or double spaced?</p>

<p>never mind i found the answer!</p>

7

<p>what is the answer? single space or double? or my personal fave, 1.5?</p>

8

<p>I tampered with the page margins extensively, and turned a 1.5 page paper into a 1 page paper just by doing that. seems to have worked for me, i got in :D just don't go under size 10 font, that's pushin it...</p>

9

<p>So, do you have to use double lines or not?</p>

10

<p>i single spaced mine... or i think the 1.5 thing has worked too..</p>

11

<p>I single spaced mine as well.</p>

12

<p>double space + one page =.... 250 words? lol</p>

13

<p>I think it's single
or at least i hope so.</p>

14

<p>think about it.... have you guys read many double-spaced autobiographies?</p>

15

<p>I'm not doing the autobiography though =P</p>

16

<p>i made the font size 11 and made the margins really small for both essays. haha.<br>
and i got in ED. :] so I think it's all good.</p>