Post your questions/comments on the newly released Common App.
<p>Do colleges REALLY give them equal consideration? I mean their website claims so, but I have been told by a lot of people that applying through the application of each individual college (such as Princeton) is a lot better than using Common App. I have heard that it can decrease your chances of getting in.</p>
<p>So does Common App get equal consideration, or is the extra work worth it?</p>
<p>U Have To Use Common App To Apply Princeton.....u Can Apply Individual Colleges For Skul Such As Cornell</p>
<p>what? What are you saying cfso1952..?</p>
<p>colleges must sign an agreement not to discriminate based on the type of application used...whether it be theirs, online, or common app</p>
<p>It is true that colleges have to sign a non-discrimination agreement when they decide to accept the common application, but that does not mean that they have to honor it. When I was touring colleges in the Twin cities with my friends, I asked whether one way of applying is preferred to the other, and I was told about the sworn statement they have to sign. At the next college we visited, another student asked if that college accepted the common application. The presenter (the dean of admissions) answered that yes, X College does take the common app, but that they give preference to students who take the time to fill out our individual application. !?! Personally, I may use the common application for my safety schools, but I would not take the risk at my top choices.</p>
<p>for sections like employment or where we fill in our parent's college credentials, do we leave it blank or put "N/A" if we can't answer it?</p>
<p>i think cfso was trying to say that princeton only accepts the common application, and you can still use it even if you're applying to an individual college within the university, as is the case with cornell</p>
<p>or something like that? though i'm pretty sure princeton also has its own application.</p>
<p>well i know harvard only accepts the common application. as in, they don't even have their own. you have to submit the common app with the harvard supplement. i guess that's its way of assuring that there's no bias when considering applicants.</p>
<p>personally, i would never use the common app when given the choice.</p>
<p>Big question, once you hit submit for application.. can you change it? Suppose I wanted to submit an ED application in fall but then wanted to update my application for RD applications.. is it once u 'submit' application you can't change it for each school you send to? Someone PM me as well as post here.</p>
<p>my brother is going into his sophomore year in college. what do i select for degree received? none? high school? some college? obviously he hasn't yet gotten a degree from that school. also, for dates of attendance, what do i put as the end date? it won't let me put 2008, when he'll graduate.</p>
<p>notice how many ethnic categories they have? millions!</p>
<p>bump...anyone know what to put for my brother?</p>
<p>confidential- yes, it'll retain a record of your submissions. You'll be able to print out a hardcopy too. Log in, click on the Instructions tab, under Completing the Application, Submitting your Common Application Online, there are instructions to copy your first submission. I wish the common app had the capacity to maintain several different submissions at once, but after you submit one, it looks like you can edit for the next one.</p>
<p>Thanks a bunch!</p>
<p>Question: I created an activities list, should I put that in the additional info list because I have a lot of quality/indepth ECs/awards.</p>