<p>So I can get one copy of it and pass it out to all the schools correct?</p>
<p>^ Well you pass out a copy of the actual Commonapp rec form to your two teachers. The two teachers mail the actual recs to the colleges. I wouldn’t recommend you actually sending the rec to colleges</p>
<p>az1698, there’s an entire thread on teacher recommendation letters.</p>
<p>Uhm. Dumb question. But you know how you upload .docs/.pdfs of your essays and what not? </p>
<p>Is there an… unspoken rule… that the essays have to be in Times New Roman? I mean, I don’t wanna use something elaborate and hard to read like Curlz MT or something dumb like Comic Sans; I don’t do that. But… I’m feeling Arial Narrow right now. In fact, I made a resume of my extracurricular activities and uploaded it under ‘Additional Info,’ and it’s in primarily Arial Narrow with a pretty, cursive-y font for the title (I had to make it a PDF in order to embed the font, I wanted it so much… but I digress) – is this okay? I mean, they’d be perfectly readable and all…</p>
<p>You mean upload a document in the Additional Info section? Here’s how.</p>
<p>First you make the document, then you save it and when you’re completing your Common App, you click on the “Upload” document, click Browse, and click on the document. </p>
<p>As for the point-size and font, I used around 10 Times New Roman. I spent a little bit of time messing with the point-size so that it all fit in about a page. I’m sure Arial Narrow works too, although I prefer that you keep everything to one font instead of using different fonts, but that’s a personal preference. I honestly don’t think they care what font you use, as long as it’s not Wingdings.</p>
<p>What is the best way to list a summer institute that pays your child a stipend ($500)for attending ? Is it an honor/award or a summer job ?</p>
<p>Seems more like a summer job. If it’s a special program at a college or university, it goes in the section where you list outside programs at other schools.</p>
<p>where do i put things ive done outside of school</p>
<p>It’s held at a university but run by a not-for-profit agency.</p>
<p>Do we have to fill in the optional page city of birth, etc. Isn’t it unnecessary information for the adcoms?? If I am Indian, my medium in school is English and I have studied 14 years of English do I still have to the TOEFL???</p>
<p>dude that would suck. I hope I don’t. I’ve been in US for 8 years. But I’m a math/science person and my vocab is still below average. If I take the TOEFL then my college application is doomed to hell.</p>
<p>I think I have a great personal statement for the common app
the problem is its around 1000 words. What do you think? Will it be fine or must I edit it to around 700 like my life depends on it?</p>
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Don’t set limits; if you truly think that it’s non-redundant/verbose and truly conveys your message go with the 1000 words…just to use an example, perhaps to “reassure” you a bit, to use 3 seniors this year at my school, 1 who’s going to Stanford had around 600 words, one going to Princeton had like 900 words, and one going to Berkeley had…750, I believe.</p>
<p>If every word in there is necessary for the essay, that’s okay. One of the admissions officers at St. Olaf said that one of the best essays he had ever read was over 1000 words.</p>
<p>can someone answer ---- i know the optional section is “optional” but do the adcoms see not filling the entire form as laziness on our part???</p>
<p>Where do you write the Personal Statement? Is it the Common App Essay?</p>
<p>when is our common app forum going to be made :'(</p>
<p>Since Common Application staff starts working in October, I’ll post my question here. The disciplinary history section of the Common App states the
following: </p>
<p>“Have you ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at an educational institution you have attended from the 9th grade forward (or the international equivalent), whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in your probation, suspension, removal, dismissal, or expulsion from the institution?”</p>
<p>I’m not certain whether I should mention anything for this part. I went to a summer enrichment camp at a well-known university last summer. Students lived in dorms with a current college student as a counselor. Without telling anyone, since I wanted it to be my own thing, I went outside the dorm in the morning to go to the music department to look around and practice piano if it’s possible. When I got back, I found out that my roommates were wondering where I went; apparently they’ve been looking for me for 20-30 minutes. My camp counselor thought the situation was hilarious but he had no choice but to report back to the administration. As a result, I was sent home two days before the last day of the camp. My question is the following:</p>
<p>Technically speaking, I did not even attend the university since my attendance at the enrichment camp is not displayed on my transcript. Kids did not get credits or grades at the camp. And I behaved in that way because I wanted to simply look around the music department. Is this incident even worth mentioning?</p>
<p>I’d appreciate advice from anyone with similar experience.</p>
<p>LOL you don’t need to mention that surely :)</p>
<p>Whether you need to take the TOEFL depends on the requirements of the specific college. Most say that if you have studied primarily in English for some number of years (4, I think), you don’t have to take the TOEFL. However, this is a generalization; check the websites of the particular colleges you are applying to for the definitive answer (and the only one that really matters!).</p>