<p>Alright, thanks for the advice. I think I will do the same.</p>
<p>all the apps arent out yet right? like princeton and cornell i dont think their supplements are out yet - can anyone verify</p>
<p>and we're supposed to use the common app 2005-2006 correct -if we're gonna be seniors in september?
and also theres a question that asks if u would be considered for financial assistance? ik now that even if i check the box i probably wont get anyhting but does checking the box hurt in any way - they wouldn't discriminate against ppl that check the box even though they arent supposed to would they?
haha too many questions</p>
<p>Yes your using the right common app. Some schools do look if you check the aid box, but all the ivys don't know what you selected until they accept you. It depends on the college, how much endownment they have, and how much aid they can give. Obviously Ivies can give just about anyone aid, other colleges aren't so lucky and have to be selective. You should be able to find out on thier respective sites.</p>
<p>ivybound1010: Correct, many colleges' supplements to the Common App (as well as their own school-specific applications) have not been released. Most of the schools I'm looking at are going to release them later in the summer. Also, yes, we use the '05-'06 application.</p>
<p>As for financial aid, it depends. If they "aren't supposed to" discriminate against you due to financial situations (as in they're a need-blind institution), then they won't, especially not just for checking the box saying you'll be applying for aid. Non-need-blind... I'm not sure, but with any luck you won't be applying to these schools. Maybe someone else has better information for you, sorry.</p>
<p>If you're applying to like 10 schools or more, and already have 2 recommendations, do you photocopy them or tell the teacher to make copies for you?</p>
<p>yes i was wondering the same thing
do u just give ur teacher the section of the common app for teacher recs and give the teacher like ten stamped envelopes and expect the teacher to make photocopies and send them out?
id actually prefer if possible if the teacher gave it to me so i could send it out - do people do that?? cause teacehrs MAY forget...</p>
<p>Do Colleges really give the common app the same weight as their own applications? I have read that they much prefer their own and it shows them that they are no more important to you than any other school. Does anyone know the truth about this? Don't know whether to do the common app or their own for the top choice schools. Help!</p>
<p>According to the Princeton Review, that is a myth. Colleges will consider the common app equally to their own application. <a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/articles/process/competition.asp%5B/url%5D">http://www.princetonreview.com/college/apply/articles/process/competition.asp</a></p>
<p>come on, anyone know the answer to mine ivybound's question?</p>
<p>^^I think most teachers type and just print as many copies as are needed.</p>
<p>I've got a few questions as well:</p>
<p>1) If I want to double major in Journalism and Music or Journalism and English in college, what should I put in the intended major section? Journalism? English? Music? Undecided?</p>
<p>2) "Will you be a candidate for financial aid? Yes/No" This whole business. I know I will be, but I need to know if a "yes" reply will be held against me.</p>
<p>3) Then the follow question to the one above: "If yes, the form(s) was/will be filed on: mm/yyyy" What form are they talking about? The FAFSA? What date should I put in, 01/06?</p>
<p>4) Whats the difference between Math Level 1C and Math Level 1? When I took the Math SAT II, I thought I signed up for Math Level IC, but when I check my SAT history on collegeboard.com, it specifically says Math Level 1. On the common app, there are two distinct boxes to put your score in. Is there a difference between Math Level I and IC?</p>
<p>5) When they ask for Employer under work experience, do they mean the person who runs the company, or the name of company?</p>
<p>6) How do you arrange your classes in the section titled CURRENT YEAR COURSES if your school doesnt do trimesters and what you sign up you take year-round?</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Hey I can only answer a couple of your questions:</p>
<p>2) It depends which colleges you're applying to. If you're applying to a need-blind college, then a "yes" answer will not be held against you because they decide on your admission solely based on your qualifications. You have to check whether the colleges you're applying to are need-blind or not. </p>
<p>4) There is no difference whatsoever between the MAth IC and Math Level 1.</p>
<p>5) They refer to the company name, if you worked for a company. However, if you babysat for Mr. and Mrs. Peterson for a year, then you put their names down.</p>
<p>4) If you were allowed to use a calculator, put down Math IC.</p>
<p>6) If you school is scheduled in semesters, only use the first two columns. If you have the same classes all year, the first column should be identical to the second column.</p>
<p>great username, btw. Cake rocks!</p>
<p>No do not put Math IC if you were allowed to use calc.</p>
<p>The non-calc version is dated to like 10 years ago.</p>
<p>Look at your official SAT score report online or the last time you got a score. They renamed the test this year(even though its the same) and changed the Math IIC to Math Level 2. If you took it last year, its gonna be math IIC. Once again, check your score sheet for the official title of subject test</p>
<p>i have questions...</p>
<ol>
<li><p>if i will take satI in oct and then sat II in nov...should i still sent scores to college in oct...will they based their decision on oct...or should i wait til nov to sent scores!</p></li>
<li><p>is writing how ur culture shaped you too generic?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>if i'm teaching someone a language and gets paid for it...should i put that under work experience?</p>
<p>Yeah, it says Level 1. So that's what I'll put, right?</p>
<p>"2. is writing how ur culture shaped you too generic?"</p>
<p>yup. come up with your own topic, as there's no admissions penalty for doing so.</p>
<p>I have another question to go along with the others.</p>
<p>I attend Germantown Friends School, which is a private Quaker K-12 school in Philadelphia, PA. I noticed that on the Common Application, they ask you to "briefly describe any scholastic distinctions or honors you have won beginning with ninth grade." This is my problem: At Germantown Friends School, WE CAN'T GET AWARDS BECAUSE OF THE SCHOOL'S QUAKER BACKGROUND!!!!! <insert extremely="" p'oed-looking="" smiley="" right="" here=""> What am I supposed to do? I don't have many other awards, except for a stupid Certificat de Reussite for the stupid 2005 National French Exam.</insert></p>
<p>This is what I did. In the box labeled "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / EXPLANATION", I did my best to explain the above situation and my lack of academic awards from my school. Here is what I wrote. Tell me if you think it will fly. If it won't, suggest what I should write instead, or if I should write anything at all. here goes:</p>
<p>"It is worth mentioning that the high school I attend, Germantown Friends School, is a Quaker institution that does not rank students and give academic awards because of the school's long-standing religious values. "Scholastic distinctions", as referred to in the box for Academic Honors, were formally abolished in February of 2002. Thus, it seems reasonable that I would have a lesser amount of "scholastic distinctions" that are typically awarded by one's high school."</p>