<p>Some of my activity descriptions fit the character limits of the Common App, but are cut off in the preview. What do colleges see? The preview PDF or the raw information that one enters? Thanks!</p>
<p>It is answered in the FAQs but the basic gist - what you see in Preview is what you get EVEN IF all your text fits in the textboxes.</p>
<p>Annoying, I know, but you will have to trim it some more!</p>