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Is 2.0 Line Spacing Needed for CP3?

Discussion in 'CP3' started by wwatson, Apr 3, 2021.

  1. wwatson

    wwatson Keen member

    Hi Acted Tutors, could you please advice if it is needed to leave double spacing for CP3, as per the latest exam guideline? Thanks!
     
    wwatson, Apr 3, 2021
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  2. Helen Evans

    Helen Evans Ton up Member Staff Member

    Hello apologies but I am struggling to find this bit of guidance. I'm very happy to help but can you please confirm where in guidance it is suggesting the possible need for double spacing and I'll look into it. Thanks
     
    Helen Evans, Apr 6, 2021
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  3. Dar_Shan0209

    Dar_Shan0209 Ton up Member

    Hi @Helen Evans

    The IFoA sent an email to all students booked onto 2021 April exams on 26 March with Subject "April Examinations 2021 - Important Updates". In the balance of the email, there is the following theme:

    Spacing in your script

    To make sure Markers can annotate your answer script with the value of the marks awarded within the relevant questions, please use a line spacing 2.0.
     
    Dar_Shan0209, Apr 8, 2021
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  4. Helen Evans

    Helen Evans Ton up Member Staff Member

    Hi Darshan
    Thank you very much for this info, in which case yes it does look like you do need to use this 2.0 line spacing.
    Many thanks
    Helen
     
    Helen Evans, Apr 10, 2021
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  5. Mayowa Okulate

    Mayowa Okulate Member

    Weirdly, i don't seem to have received this info. Did anybody else also not receive this?
     
    Mayowa Okulate, Apr 11, 2021
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  6. Autodidactuary

    Autodidactuary Keen member

    The e-mail which linked to this information went straight to my junk folder for some reason, if that helps.
     
    Autodidactuary, Apr 11, 2021
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  7. Niraj Shah

    Niraj Shah Member

    Is this for all exams or just CP3? I didnt get this email on the 26th March?
     
    Niraj Shah, Apr 17, 2021
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  8. Qayanaat

    Qayanaat Ton up Member

    It looks like it's for all exams. It was sent on the 26/03/2021
     
    Qayanaat, Apr 17, 2021
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  9. Niraj Shah

    Niraj Shah Member

    Ahh i see, although I guess its fine even if you didn't use 2.0 line spacing
     
    Niraj Shah, Apr 17, 2021
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  10. Dar_Shan0209

    Dar_Shan0209 Ton up Member

    I can confirm that I am not booked in CP3, but yet received it. So, should be for all exams.
     
    Dar_Shan0209, Apr 17, 2021
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  11. Trevor

    Trevor Ton up Member

    Hi @Helen Evans , sorry for brining up this 1 year old thread, but I have a similar question.
    This time, it is quoted in item 4, page 8 of the Examination Handbook (April 2022).

    I tried setting 2.0 spacing for everything in my word document - the paragraphs look very odd. We would usually expect no spacing within a paragraph/section, and then a large spacing between sections.
    Will we be marked down for our document formatting in this case?
     
    Trevor, Mar 31, 2022
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  12. Ian Senator

    Ian Senator ActEd Tutor Staff Member

    Hi Trevor

    If the IFoA have asked you to use 2.0 line spacing, then I would use 2.0 line spacing. I very much doubt you'd get penalised for doing something else, but the last word on that (or any other exam regulations) would have to come from the IFoA, as they're the ones that administer the exams.

    Ian
     
    Ian Senator, Mar 31, 2022
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  13. Sam_actuary_123

    Sam_actuary_123 Member

    I agree with the other poster that documents looks very odd on 2.0 spacing. I don't think we are marked down for not using 2.0 spacing as I've submitted other exams with 1.0 spacing and I don't think I've been penalised, so on that basis I think 1.0 spacing should be fine.

    Also I think it's only a recommendation so perhaps not quite as strict (below was from the examination handbook).

    4. We also recommended that you allow a spacing of 2.0 between lines, so our markers can then
    easily mark what you have typed.
     
    Sam_actuary_123, Apr 12, 2022
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