<p>Is anyone else having annoying question marks pop up in their UC personal statements because of formatting issues? I followed the instructions on the application and converted my text into a plain text file then copy pasted, but I only get more question marks!</p>
<p>If I can't fix this would it be ok if I just submitted it with question marks?</p>
<p>yeah I had that. heard it’s fine to leave them, they indicate indents</p>
<p>Yesterday my son submitted the application, and upon review he found both of his personal statements filled with a?? and other formatting gibberish, like some words that start with w, got broken down to be “w hy” instead of “why” etc. It made essay very difficult to read. That is a serious glitch in online application, especially given the importance of personal statement. I wonder how many other people experience it and how UC application administrators address this issues.</p>
<p>fix them manually</p>