<p>Hi,
I was wondering if I should submit the Princeton app online or on paper. I know the obvious answer is "online because it is faster/easier" but I read in a college admission book that handwriting the forms showed more dedication... and Princeton actually mailed their application to me. However, they mailed their own application (not common app) and I didn't like their essay topics as much so I did common app... so then I downloaded the Princeton Supplement to print and handwrite... only it said "Online" in big letters on the top...
will I look stupid if I send in a handwritten supplement that says "Online" on the top?</p>
<p>Any admission book that says that is crazy. (By the way, I probably know which book that is, and, yeah, it's crazy.)</p>
<p>Princeton mails their application to a lot of people -it's just to invite more people to apply.</p>
<p>Online's actually generally preferred, as it's easier to process and doesn't clutter up rooms. But whatever you do, it isn't going to make a difference in the actual decision.</p>
<p>I'd do it online if possible, it's easier for you and it's easier for them.</p>
<p>I think it was one by Hernandez. She also advised writing it in blue ink. Keep in mind the book was written prior to you being able to do the common app on the internet, which they prefer.</p>
<p>lol thanks guys. I won't hand write it then haha... and yes red remote, it said write in blue ink too</p>
<p>Do you need one more reason for applying online? You save some paper, so you save some trees.</p>
<p>Yea dude! Save trees...for your kids if not for you (JK)
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<p>Princeton mails applications to everyone, for goodness sake.
They'll ultimately scan and digitize your written app anyway.
Don't waste your energy.</p>
<p>do they prefer their application over the common? My son was going to use P own application but there was a word limit that he could not fit into but could on the common so he went with the common app. Will they look favorably to theirs? thanks</p>
<p>ANY college that accepts the Common Application and still keeps its own application form has to agree not to favor its own application form. </p>
<p><a href="https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/BecomeMember.aspx%5B/url%5D">https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/BecomeMember.aspx</a> </p>
<p>Some colleges (e.g., Harvard) make it easy to figure out that they don't favor any form than the Common Application by not producing their own in-house application form. But in general any college that is a member of the Common Application club has to promise to treat the Common Application as being just as good as its own application, so which form you use shouldn't matter at all.</p>
<p>thank you for your comments</p>
<p>I read that book, too, but since I didn't have time, I ended up reading it after I sent in my early applications. Some of the advice made me nervous because she listed a lot of big no-nos--which, in fact, I had done kind-of-ish. However, I still got admitted into 2 pretty selective schools. I would take her advice with some caution, meaning that it can be helpful in some cases--but not always necessary.</p>
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<p>I'd like to note for posterity that essays exceeding the fixed character limit on Princeton's own application can be e-mailed separately to the admissions office if you ask.</p>
<p>GR Elton</p>
<p>We were told by some who got in last year to stick to the limits and give admissions exactly what is asked for. </p>
<p>Topeka</p>
<p>Princeton and most others prefer the electronic versions. It is easier to read and these must be duplicated for various people. Handwritten is not the best idea just from a pragmatic point of view.</p>
<p>so everyone agrees that using common appli will not look like an applicant is less serious about P? thanks</p>