Is the Common App that hard??

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<p>Hi guys,</p>

<p>So I'm a sophomore and looking at these (for example) "UPENN RESULTS 2018" or "MIT DECISIONS 2017" threads, people are writing so much as for their extracurriculars and activities that it is ridiculous.</p>

<p>Recently, I pulled up a copy of the Common App and it was merely a 5 page document where all you wrote was 1 line about each extracurricular. Then, all you have is 1-3~ essays (depending on the topic).</p>

<p>So, would I be under the right perspective if I think that that you don't put ALOOTTTTT of information in the Common App as compared to the results threads, where people are writing whole autobiographies! </p>

<p>Is the common App really that concise or am I just mislead?</p>

<p>If this is true, I feel sort of relieved!</p>

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<p>You’re a sophomore. Focus on having fun. When junior year comes, then you can look at the decisions and the common app. If you focus on college stuff early in school, you will be disappointed and possibly racked with regrets when you’re older.</p>