<p>I read one of the forums on different ways people choose to apply to college. Some did it online in the form fields; some did it on the computer and printed; some typed onto the paper; and some handwrote. What I would love to do is do it all on the computer and then print it out. </p>
<p>But for the schools that are not on the Common Application, how can I edit the PDF files on my computer? Some schools seem to have "editable PDF" applications but not all. Is there a way I can do this or will I have to do either form-fields or handwriting? I don't want to use a typewriter at all.</p>
<p>the documents need to have been converted to a form...if the author hasn't entered the form fields, you'll have to go through manually and draw in the textboxes :(.</p>
<p>That's what I was worried about. So, is there any other way to fill out the forms on my PC and then print them out and mail them? Just so I can visually see that everything's in place and have peace of mind...</p>
<p>Yes, this is what my S did. He filled out the forms online, drawing textboxes with Adobe Acrobat Professional 6.0; he then printed them out and sent out a hard copy. He only needed to print out one rec form for multiple teachers and GCs and make copies.<br>
For the essays, he put in "See attached" in the space and printed out the essays on a separate piece of paper.</p>
<p>If I remember, my son said some forms worked and others didn't but he was able to fill in the forms on the common application using the computer. He applied online using the common app and then printed out copies of the counsellor forms, teacher recs etc. with his information filled in on the computer ahead of time.</p>
<p>You might consider filling out the forms that don't work by hand. </p>
<p>After I encouraged my son to struggle through with the software, I kind of felt like they looked too professional. Maybe the schools want to see if you filled it out yourself. His friend hand wrote them all. They have very similar stats, and the friend got a better scholarship at one of those school's whose forms "didn't work." Now, I KNOW that could have been many other factors - but I always picture the friend's (probably) messy, handwritten application and think, maybe, somehow, that had an impact...</p>
<p>You can download free evaluation software that allows you to fill out the forms. On the evaluation copy the "save to disk" feature is disabled, but the "save as" feature works -- so you do have the ability to save your work, you just need to do it in a file with a different name.</p>
<p>This works to allow you to complete PDF forms that have been formatted to accept information in "fields" -- you usually can also fill these out using Acrobat Reader (the free version), but Acrobat Reader will not let you save the work, although you can print it out. If the PDF is not formatted this way, then the CutePDF programs cannot add text to the page.</p>
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