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What are the correct margins, font, and spacing for a college essay in APA style?


margins: 1 inch all around

font: 12 point Times New Roman

spacing: double-spaced


margins: 1 inch top and bottom, 1.5 inches both sides

font: 11 point Times

spacing: double-spaced


margins: 1 inch all around

font: 10 point

spacing: single or double spaced


margins: 2 inches top and bottom, 1 inch on sides

font: not specified

spacing: 1.5 spac

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The first option is correct.

APA (7th ed.) basics for a student college essay:
- Margins: 1 inch on all sides.
- Font: 12‑point Times New Roman is the common/default; APA 7 also permits other readable fonts (e.g., 11‑pt Calibri, 11‑pt Arial, 11‑pt Georgia, 10‑pt Lucida Sans Unicode) if your instructor allows.
- Spacing: Double‑spaced throughout (including title page, headings, block quotes, references), with no extra blank lines between paragraphs.

(Also remember 0.5‑inch first‑line paragraph indents, left-aligned text, and page numbers in the top‑right header for student papers.)