<p>Hi everyone. When you guys wrote your applications, did you write it electronically or did you hand write? I registered at the Common Application website and am planning to write my application electronically. Is that normal?
Also, there seems so little space to put all my information in, do I just put the most important stuff and then attach an additional resume? Or is there like an additional space that I could put down other activities?</p>
<p>Thanks!!</p>
<p>Well, I would say filling out your app online is the easiest and most efficient way to do it. There's only a few papers involved and you don't risk getting things lost in the mail (except for teacher recs). </p>
<p>As for the small space, you can submit a resume (or a "brag sheet") to any college you want. I just mailed in a copy of my resume. Don't forget to put your name/university ID numbers on the attached sheet.</p>
<p>Thanks! I think I'll go with online applications also1</p>
<p>Yeah, a lot of colleges also have supplements and it's easier to fill everything out at once. The common app gives you links to the supplements and lets you fill them out. So, instead of filling out the common app out and then having to write out the college's supplement, you can simply do everything online.</p>
<p>but how do we send the supplements....it is in pdf format?</p>
<p>You submit the supplements online as well, just like the rest of the Common App.</p>
<p>They give you a small space for your activities for a reason. Just list the ones that are most important to you--where you had a leadership position, where you showed consistency by being a member for several years, etc. Your guidance counselor will mostly likely send her letter, your teacher recs, and some other things to each individual school. You can include a resume in there to fill in the gaps. Also, if there's something really, really important that the Common App didn't cover, you can use the special "Additonal Information" section that they have on there.</p>
<p>Definitely apply online. It makes it so much easier to get it done and prevents you from drowning in paperwork and making several copies of everything. Also, some schools waive the application fee if you apply online.</p>