<p>When on the Common App it says "please send us this app and the supplement right away so we can create a folder for you", can you fill out the sheets, send them in, then work on the essay and that later?</p>
<p>it is better to send it all in together... you have less of a chance of them losing/misplacing part of your application...but you can always email the college and ask if they care</p>
<p>I disagree. Why do you think the instructions are otherwise? Yes, you can send the essay + transcripts+test scores later.</p>
<p>they want the "app" and part of the application is the essays...</p>