Can you use contractions in supplements?

I know you shouldn’t use contractions on your common app, but I was wondering if it was okay to on supplements.

It’s probably fine on either, actually – this is a personal essay, not a formal treatise. You don’t usually want to sound stiff or stilted.

Yes! I used a buttload and got in lol. If your diction naturally includes contractions, then of course use them. We want to hear your voice.

@amberhearst thanks! did you use contractions in your common app too?

I used contractions everywhere because it feels more natural for me and I got into my favorite school.

Use contractions. Colleges don’t care.