<p>Bumppppppppp ! =]</p>
<p>Will colleges be irritated reading a 157 word thesis, that is on point, but filled with descriptions? I fear that i may be going overboard as my thesis seems quite long.</p>
<p>on the common app website, is it possible to submit the common app separately for each school?</p>
<p>for some schools, i want to emphasize my sciences so i want to list those at the top of my activities. other schools, i want to emphasize my humanities so i want to list those at the top. </p>
<p>is it possible to submit it to a school, edit it, and then submit it somewhere else?</p>
<p>Check the instructions. I believe I read that once you have it ready to send it is locked and you can't make further changes. But definitely double check that.</p>
<p>Emanresu, </p>
<p>Quoted from commonapp.org</p>
<p>"You must submit the Common App to each of your selected institutions. This can be done all at one time, or one at a time. After you have submitted your Common App, you may add additional institutions and submit your application to them, as well. Once you have submitted your Common App to any institution, your application will be locked and you will not be able to make any changes to it."</p>
<p>Secondary School:
It just says to enter the name of the school, how can we let them know the name of the program?</p>
<p>Academic Honors:
Is that where you can put like math honor society or venture scholar?
i won most versaitlle in journalism can i put that there?
I also won a prize at a summer program can i put it there?</p>
<p>i read this question already posted somewhere.. but i never read the answer and now i can't find it! sorry if this is repetitive:</p>
<p>is it bad if your teachers and school send the recs and secondary school report BEFORE you even submit the common app?</p>
<p>i dont know if this has been asked already, but... for recommendation letters, does your teacher or guidance counselor need to send one of those common application forms to each school or is there a way to do it online where they fill it in once and it gets sent to each school?</p>
<p>Q: Do unpaid internships go under "work experience" or "activities"?</p>
<p>^Definitely work experience.</p>
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<p>I want to know this as well.</p>
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<p>i put mine under extracurricular activities.</p>
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<p>they just make a photocopy. they dont have to fill it out more than once.</p>
<p>bumppppppp</p>
<p>Do we need to double space or single space the essay? Does it need a title? What is the maximum amount of words? I know it says 250 minimum. But I have 633 words... Some of my friends were saying it's too much.</p>
<p>can teachers/counselors submit their recommendations online? thanks!</p>
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"You must submit the Common App to each of your selected institutions. This can be done all at one time, or one at a time. After you have submitted your Common App, you may add additional institutions and submit your application to them, as well. Once you have submitted your Common App to any institution, your application will be locked and you will not be able to make any changes to it."
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<p>Does this mean I cannot add new SAT scores or anything else? Also, should I just submit a paper version to my ED institution instead of an online one that will end up being LOCKED?</p>
<p>^^^ ( I don't know how to quote)</p>
<p>Under the Standardized Tests section it ssays to put down the "Date Taken/To Be Taken". To me that seems like,for example, if you wanted to submit your application today but are taking the October SAT, you would write down "10/2008" and then leave the other fields blank. When it comes time for the test, send your scores to the schools that were on your Common Application. </p>
<p>I think that's what it means, although I am not 100% sure.</p>
<p>I don't know about your other question. Sorry.</p>
<p>My daughter used the online Common App as a glorified word processor. She prepared the Application online but instead of sending it electronically, printed it out as a pdf file and mailed it to each of her schools. Same deal with the online Common App supplements. She did this for a variety of reasons including: 1) ability to customize the contents for a particular school, 2) ability to adjust for formatting issues that would crop up when the school would print out the app for its files, particularly for imported essays and 3) all of her apps and supps were sent together by certified mail return receipt requested so as to have proof positive of receipt.</p>
<p>This system worked well for her. She had the ease and efficiency of online preparation and flexibility at the same time.</p>
<p>Hmm, so do you think the universities really cared if your D sent a paper application or not? Did she still get into really prestigious universities?
I mean, the system is just so flawed. Why would they lock it permanently after sending the app. to just one school xD</p>
<p>HAha I doubt having a paper application will have any sort of weight on your admission. That would be unfair.</p>
<p>But MichaelNKat - thanks very much for that, I think that's exactly what I will do. It's a really great idea!</p>