<p>which one should I use? is there a advantage in one over the other?
why did Princeton have its owo app anyways?</p>
<p>Why not simply apply online using</a> Princeton's own system? Sure, it might take a little more effort than simply using the common app, but they wouldn't offer it if they didn't prefer it in some way.</p>
<p>According to the admissions office, there is no advantage in terms of admissions in using either one.</p>
<p>yeah, I guess I'll use Princeton's. There must be a motive behind why they offered it even though officially they stated otherwise.
Thanks</p>
<p>If they are accepting the common app, then by agreement they do not discriminate. Otherwise, they would not be allowed to be apart of the Common App organization.</p>
<p>What are you all using? or used?</p>
<p>Common app. My friend registered for the Princeton app (she's obsessive) and I looked at it on her account. It's the same stuff, same essay questions and everything. She decided not to use it afterwards haha. There's no need for us to retype everything so I'll just stick with the common app.</p>
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<p>It's not necessarily a matter of discrimination. Perhaps the admissions office simply finds it easier to process their own internal app. Perhaps they think that their integrated app produces slightly better responses than the common app (reordering the questions on a questionnaire, for instance, has been shown to affect the answers given). Whatever.</p>
<p>The point is, if they felt the common app was just as good as their own app, they'd just do as Harvard did and do away with their own app. If they're keeping their own available, despite the option of using the common app, then there's a reason. Why not use their app?</p>
<p>I agree with you, GR Elton</p>
<p>For convenience. I used the common application because I applied to other schools which also used the common application. Do what you wish.</p>
<p>I used the Princeton App, and I made sure I wrote essays for the questions that did not overlap on the Common App. I personally think that even though they cannot directly favor one over the other, it shows a certain amount of committment, interest, and loyalty if you use the Princeton app.</p>
<p>I agree with tchaikovsky about convenience, but if you have the time, go with Princeton's. Why not? I didn't though, if you're wondering :rolleyes:</p>
<p>there are some major differences between the princeton app and the common app, at least for this year. The for essay topics in the 2011 app are VERY different from the same old ones on the common app. I think I'll just go with Princeton's own application, because it does demonstrate some degree of commitment and also makes their job easier. but should I handwrite or do it online?</p>
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<p>Doing it online is a) much easier / more efficient and b) makes Princeton's job easier. It's also more flexible (more space). Unless for whatever reason you prefer to handwrite it, I think you'd be best off doing it online.</p>
<p>Write it in crayon.</p>
<p>on the short 300-word essay for princeton, what do you usually write? i mean, for the 500-word, you can have a story and tie it into a life lesson, but for the 300-word do you just write what you think about a topic and give some short examples from your own life, like an SAT essay? :o)</p>
<p>just one word: AVOID writing spontaneous life lessons, as if it's the bubonic plague. I know a friend who said that he wrote the "most memorable, unique life lesson he had," and just got rejected in April.</p>
<p>sure, I'll do my princeton app in crayon. Which color do you recommend?</p>
<p>I highly recommend reading Harry</a> Bauld and William</a> Zinsser for general advice on both what to write (what expresses who you are) and how to write it.</p>
<p>I wanna write mine in crayon, too!</p>
<p>Periwinkle sounds good...
But if we were serious about getting in, we'd use orange (maybe mac&cheese just for fun).</p>