<p>Try writing it in eyeliner, to show you have a sensitive side.</p>
<p>Or use your own blood. This is a sign of dedication.</p>
<p>I'm faced with a difficult choice right now: writing with my own blood or color every page of the application with orange crayons. Hmm...which option should I go with? </p>
<p>I hope I could get that blood sucking pen Professor Umbridge used to punish Harry Potter. Yep, certainly shows dedication and hard work.</p>
<p>Those aren't mutually exclusive, so do both! Color the background of every page with orange crayon, and then etch into it with your blood.</p>
<p>Slightly masochistic...with a bit of free-spirit flare. PERFECT!</p>
<p>hmm, careful with using blood, it'll rust by the time the app reaches the admissions office. Perhaps add some anti-coagulants to it so the blood will remain fresh? (:D)</p>
<p>Unless you are the Tin Man, blood doesnt 'rust', it clots. Just centrifuge your blood sample and remove the platelets, then put it in any writing utensil of choice, preferably a fountain pen. You can also write a supplemental essay about your merits as the grandson of Count Dracula.</p>
<p>Thanks for the fabulous advice, guys!</p>
<p>I find that most of the letters I write with blood dry out to a nasty brown, and eventually turn black altogether. Would removing the platelets et. al. prevent that?</p>
<p>You'd have to visit the Diagon Alley to find the right potion that'd keep blood fresh.</p>
<p>Uggh I have already addressed the platelet issue!</p>
<p>I spoke to an admissions officer who said, "When I have the application printed out in front of me, I can't tell what application you chose. They're identical."</p>
<p>Use whichever one is more convenient to you.</p>
<p>That's obviously wrong considering that the Common App requires you to write 500wd essay + 2 x supplemental essays. Pton app only wants 2 essays (1 x 500wd + 1 x 300wd)</p>
<p>this year, Princeton supplement only needs one essay, but the topics are quite tricky</p>
<p>ok guys, I got one more serious question:
if I do decide to write the Princeton application in blood, is it possible to submit teacher recs and school reports using common application? you know, i don't want my teachers to get exhausted.
thanks</p>
<p>"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 tokyo. I mean if you talk about how Princeton is your number one choice blah blah blah and you use the common app, it rings a bit hollow.</p>
<p>Oh, write in blood...amazing idea!</p>