<p>Any difference in the apps? Pros/Cons? Also, as RPI Medal award recipient application fee waiver is given. How you do you submit application without payment? Do you need to use Candidate's Choice to get the fee waiver? Thanks!</p>
<p>No, there’s no difference. I used the common app simply because i applied to other schools through the common app so there was no point in spending time filling out the candidates choice. I am also an RPI medalist however I never received any notice of my application fee being waivered last year, so it may have but you should contact RPI’s admissions office for further clarification.</p>
<p>My son used the common app, because he was applying to other schools also. You do get the fee waived for being a medalist, but the admissions office will have to explain the process. (it’s not hard, I just don’t remember what it was).
I can’t resist putting a plug in for RPI. It seems to be great so far - my son is a freshman.</p>
<p>Thanks to both of you. Coincidentally, the day I posted this my son got a letter from RPI stating that the fee is waived regardless of which app he uses. He is applying to a few other schools that use the common app so he will use that. 1214mom, glad to hear your son is enjoying it so far :)</p>