<p>i'm a junior and have a question regarding the common app. is it okay if i just send the application directly for example NYU instead of using the common app. i feel its better for me to send individual apps to colleges. i'll be applying to NYU, Boston U, Stony Brook, and Columbia. So is it necessary i apply using the common app? what are the advantages/disadvantages? and lastly lets say i wish to apply ED for stony brook and Boston but RD for NYU and columbia, can i do that?</p>
<p>I know columbia doesn’t use Common Application.
I think the idea of common App is that it saves you time.
you dont have to use the common app, but it allows you to avoid answer the same question over and over again.
and if you’re applying to NYU and you’re applying ONLINE for common APp remember you have to submit online app. for NYU supplementary form</p>