NC State - Common App or Coalition App?

I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts or strong opinions on whether an applicant should use the Common App or the Coalition App for NC State? Admissions officers will emphatically state that they are indifferent, but I am curious if anyone has heard (wink, wink) a different opinion.

Also, are there any major technical differences between the two, like number of essays or word count? ( we would find out ourselves, but the only way to know is to complete the application!)

Deadline is fast approaching and we’re looking to get this thing going.

By the way, son is OOS. We know about the OOS limitations and the difficulty to get admitted, so we’re exploring whether or not there is any edge at all to using one app over the other.

Thanks!

Following up, my son finally applied via Common App.

There’s no difference. I applied via common app because most of my colleges had an option to apply with it