<p>I'm working on the form 1 online now and I've had some problems with putting in the exact school names and stuff because it won't let me exceed certain character limit. It's also hard for me to visualize my application in the way it would look like to the adcoms, because I can't preview it until I complete the whole thing. (as in Form 2, you cannot preview until you type in all of the essays..)
Any of you guys who has already gone through this process, would you recommend using paper application over the electronic one?
If so, how should I fill out the essay sections on the paper version? (by hand-writing or by typing them up and attaching it to the application??)
And do they expect us to use special kind of um, big envelop and not fold the applications??
I'd really appreciate it if you could help me out here :)</p>
<p>I used an online form because and they actually ask you to please at least fill form 1 online. My schools name wouldn't fit either so I abbreviated it a bit. (ie I wrote Int'l School Choueifat intead of International School of Choueifat Al Ain) can you do that for your school?</p>
<p>When I applied (3 years ago), I did the paper application. I typed out my essays, cut them out, and glued them into the provided spaces on the application. This allowed me to make it pretty neat and make the font as big/small as I needed it to be. I found it helpful because I could get around the character limit this way.</p>
<p>hey, thank you so much for your replies :) This whole application things have been bugging me so much!! urgh..</p>
<p>superwizard, I think I should find a way to abbreviate the names like you did. The only reason I've been a little bit hesitant about it was because the schools that I had a problem with were not US schools. (those my parents attended..) Thanks for your comment, though!</p>
<p>celestial, the way you did your application is very appealing to me. I wasn't sure if I just glued my essays on the application, the adcoms wouldn't like it very much... but apprently I don't have to worry about that now, Yay!!! :)
yeah, I think one of the advantages for doing paper version is that I'd have control over the font size and don't have to worry about very strict word limit. Do you remember how big your font was? ;p</p>
<p>^haha I had those too. Try to fit American University of Beirut into the place.
I'm pretty sure they scan the paper applications anyway so don't worry about it.</p>
<p>Okay, so I thought this was related, so I'm posting it here.</p>
<p>It's about the teacher recs: Do they want teachers to send their letters directly, or should I just take the pages my teachers write on and add it to my application? At one point, the application has a waive where the applicant can sign saying they won't/haven't read the recs, so does that mean that I can read the letters?</p>
<p>Another question: I was also filling out Form 1 today (I had a problem with my parents' degrees <strong>sigh</strong> :D ). I can fill out Form 2 and send it in even though I complete Form 1 online, right?</p>
<p>One More (Sorry!): I'm sending in two songs of Indian music that I sing. I don't have any "recognition" per say because there's not that much "recognition" in Indian classical music in the SF Bay Area (or the United States), at least, that I know of. That's okay, right?</p>
<p>Thanks,
PYL</p>
<p>pyleela,</p>
<p>Teachers' recs should be sent directly.</p>
<p>You can do Form 1 on line, and Form 2 on paper if you want.</p>
<p>There are directions on the Form 7 (or the music dept web site) how to send music auditions. I think they now require a form or letter from your instructor. So if you are "self-taught", you should probably call the office and ask what to do.</p>