<p>I need to schedule an interview because this college requires it for all applicants. This is the first thing I will do that is a step in the actual admissions process, so, knowing that I should use a professional-sounding email address instead of my normal one, I went to create one that simply included my name.</p>
<p>But then I realized that I had used my normal email address for everything else before this. I used it to sign up for standardized tests, to get on colleges' mailing lists, etc.</p>
<p>Is it going to hurt me to use a new email now? Does it matter if, for example, my ACT email is different than the one I use on the Common App? Or am I worrying over nothing?
Thanks for any advice!</p>
<p>As long as your normal email address is not totally inappropriate, I personally wouldn’t worry about using it for college-related stuff.</p>
<p>tropicalslushies@********** = appropriate</p>
<p>ILuv2BeatUpMinoritiesWhenDrunkxxx69@******** = a new email address is not going to hurt you</p>
<p>No harm in snagging an address with your full name now, because you’ll want it when you’re looking for work. But college admissions officers have a lot more than a single-page resume to go by, and understand that minors have a legitimate interest in having an inoffensive email address that doesn’t disclose their full legal name.</p>
<p>As an alumni interviewer, I have been shocked by a couple email addresses that were submitted as primary contacts (drunkeveryweekend@*** and looselady@***). I tried to enter the interviews with an open mind, but it is difficult not to think about when I am asking questions.</p>