Common App Question. PLEASE HELP!

<p>Hey guys! </p>

<p>So under the writing supplement for USC there are all these little slots to enter 9th grade english and math courses, then 10th, then etc etc. I haven't filled in anything for these but they are checked off in my common app. </p>

<p>My question is are these even necessary to fill out since they will receive a copy of my transcript from my counselor? Or should I still fill it in? </p>

<p>Thanks for any help?</p>

<p>Whoops! I meant to say help! not help?</p>

<p>I would fill them in regardless. I was wondering the same thing when I applied, but figured they must be there for a purpose. It’s annoying to fill out, but I would do it anyway!</p>

<p>First rule of college paperwork: engage in all redundancies. Leave nothing to chance. There is probably a VP for check boxes and a VP for boxes-you-must-fill-manually. And they don’t talk to one another. Probably in separate buildings. A pencil pusher will never chide you for providing too much information, but they will for providing not enough.</p>

<p>If they ask the questions, you should fill them out. They probably use them to calculate a GPA so they are uniform across all applicants.</p>

<p>Fill out everything they ask. They look to transcripts to confirm what you specified. Do not make it harder for adcoms. </p>

<p>If you choose not to, then expect not to be admitted.</p>

<p>Think of it this way, you write a research paper. You include everything in it, right? You don’t send a separate sheet of details to make your case. You include everything in your paper, then footnotes.</p>

<p>Thanks everyone :)</p>