<p>Does anyone know about the workaround to get spaces before starting a paragraph in common app essay?</p>
<p>Like in paragraph form?
Write it in a Word Doc and just copy and paste it.
It won’t show up in paragraph form with the spaces until you are ready to submit and see the PDF preview.</p>
<p>There is a strict format and extra spacing before or between paragraphs isn’t permitted. You’ll find when you preview that the common app removes or corrupts all the added formatting you try.</p>