Common Application 2008-2009 Questions & Answers

<p>On the academic section where it says:</p>

<p>“List all other secondary schools, including summer schools as well as summer and other programs, you have attended, beginning with 9th grade.”</p>

<p>Does this mean list the summer programs you have done?
For example I have done:</p>

<ul>
<li>VA Girl’s State (11th Grade)</li>
<li>VA Governor’s School (11th Grade)</li>
<li>LeadAmerica (10th Grade)</li>
<li>GMU College Prep Program (9th-10th Grade)</li>
</ul>

<p>@xotriish: according to people in this thread you’re only supposed to put other schools you’ve attended or summer school for remedial credit… I’ve been wondering the same.</p>

<p>so if I went to community college for non-required credit purposes (aka just for my own knowledge), I shouldn’t put it on the common app?</p>

<p>If you received more than one award in an EC, do you just list it in the same line?</p>

<p>To anybody who has checked the teacher recs of Common App: Regardless of the whole thing becoming online, can we still send it the old way? And, my school doesn’t have a CEEB code, so maybe the online thing won’t be for me. Also, when inviting teachers, the email address is optional - how in hell are they gonna invite teachers without email addresses??</p>

<p>How come the common app doesn’t show the supplements for Upenn, but the Upenn website does???</p>

<p>I’ve gone through the Common App for a bunch of my schools but I’m done with the application process and everything now. I was trying to sign back onto my Common App account to look back at my essays and things but it did not recognize my username/password. I tried to have it send my password to me but it didn’t recognize my email. So does the Common App delete user accounts after the application “season.”</p>

<p>I’m sure that all teacher recommendations are sent through snail mail.</p>

<p>The common app has to upload it into its system. Many colleges had their supplements up on their website before Common App had it (mostly because many colleges use the same supplement year after year). Just wait a few days.</p>

<p>I would caution everyone against actually submitting the application before school starts. Yesterday we found out from another parent that son’s GC has gone to another school in the Distrct…so she would still receive the calls and emails, but she’d have to spend the whole year directing colleges to the current counselor has she already been listed on an app. Also, last year, my son picked up his schedule and got one of his alternate courses (an AP class) in lieu of the (regular) class he’d signed up for. These are both things that will be of a bit of importance on an application.</p>

<p>I have the same question - the same thing happened to me! It doesn’t recognize my username and password or my email.</p>

<p>Yeah, at the beginning of July it deletes all old accounts.</p>

<p>Aw man, thats not cool. I printed hard copies of the apps for my records but still… : /</p>

<p>I feel the same way. :(</p>

<p>So my parents when to college in another country (China) and when I tried to put down their schools, the commonapp kept asking me for a CEEB code… Which doesn’t exist.</p>

<p>So what am I suppose to do? If I leave it blank will they assume that I’m first gen or something?</p>

<p>Ah, dumb question, I found out you just do a search and click on the “Not Found” code.</p>

<p>MODERATOR NOTE to “Does Common App delete accounts?” thread:</p>

<p>I’ll merge this thread with: CA Q&A sticky thread.</p>

<p>MODERATOR NOTE to “Common App: Supplements???” thread:</p>

<p>I’ll merge this thread with: CA Q&A sticky thread.</p>

<p>Do Principal have to write 10 fee-waiver request? Or can a signed photocopy be sent to the colleges??</p>

<p>I’ve received more than one award in a certain area… Do I just continue after the first award with a comma? It looks kind of awkward that way.</p>