<p>Quixotic-
Is the additional essay that incredible that you want the schools to see it? I suppose you could mail it to the schools and ask them to add it to your file. Depending onthe schools, it may not matter. Some schools will look at additional information, some wont.</p>
<p>I submitted the common app to one school and then I realized that the zip code for my school was wrong... should I email the school and tell them? The CEEB code is correct so they should be able to find the school but I wasn't sure if I should correct it anyways...</p>
<p>tphssenior&AmericanGraffiti, yeah...I sent the ED agreement and I did indicate that I am applying for ED in my supplement..and the front page of my Common Application also put my ED school into the checkbox..but when I checked my submitted version(I mean there should be a blank to indicate you are a EDer at the top of common application form,right?)but I didn't see anything there...?ok it's a bit hard to explain it - - ....well but I asked a few people and they said it should be fine...</p>
<p>BTW
1.I am an international student and my October 6th SAT was postponed because of the typhoon.I sent them a cover letter in my supplemental package to expalin the delay score,but I didn't type that in common application's additional information(b/c I submitted another essay there).My question is :" Will the admission officer see my online apllication before the package?"I'm afraid that they might drop my application b/c they don't see any score on it =( </p>
<p>2.I checked my submitted essay and found that the "-"(dash)I typed in my eassy(there are about three in my essay..) turned in to weird signs...somethink like "S"..should I send them a revised one via email?or it should be fine?I am sooooo worried about it =(</p>
<p>Thanks a lot!!!</p>
<p>cjenny:</p>
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<li>Call (or email if phoning is too expensive) just to make sure the understand.</li>
<li>They are used to seeing weird formatting errors.</li>
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<li><p>For the UC personal statements there are two prompts, I've been told it's two essays with 1000 words total correct? Or is it one whole essay?</p></li>
<li><p>I'm in a step-to-college program where I take at SF CSU, does that mean I have attended a college? Because my teachers say I get college credit from it. (This is for filling out my app)</p></li>
<li><p>Is there a list of majors and the codes?</p></li>
<li><p>The UC is asking for my SAT II score, but I won't be able to provide them because I will be taking it in December which I think is after the deadline, so what should I do?</p></li>
<li><p>When mailing the application, UC costs $1.17, does CSU cost the same? I live in California.</p></li>
<li><p>They will ask and remind you to send the transcript IF you get accepted?</p></li>
<li><p>When schools ask for income, do they mean the total income?</p></li>
<li><p>One of the SAT supervisors say I can sign up for January date but show up in December, is that true? Should I just pay the late fee in December to be on the safe side?</p></li>
<li><p>What should be mailed along with the CSU application if anything?</p></li>
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<li>Also, I've been told University of California does not accept recommendations. Is this true?</li>
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<p>These answers are in response the UC application, which is NOT a Common Application user. However, I will answer them anyways.</p>
<p>The UC application has two prompts. You must answer both with a maximum of 1,000 words total. Thus, you can choose to break them even and write 500 words for each or have a little more for either one of the prompt. You cannot go under 250 words for the smaller prompt though. </p>
<p>For your SF State college program, I would state that you have attended college if you get college credits for college courses. </p>
<p>In the UC application, there is a list of majors when you select a campus. It's a simple check box next to the major you'd like. </p>
<p>If you are taking it in December, check the December 2007 box and leave the score box blank; they'll understand that you haven't taken it, as December is the month AFTER the application deadline. You won't get penalized in any way. That's happening to a lot of my friends and that's what both our college counselors and school counselors have said. </p>
<p>I do not understand why you are mailing the applications. The online application is simpler and easier. I recommend doing it online, as does everyone else. Furthermore, mail is calculated by weight and not distance. If the content of the envelopes are the same, the cost should be the same. However, I HIGHLY recommend doing it online. </p>
<p>You send your final transcript when you are accepted. I believe they'll remind you but you should know by yourself and keep note of it. </p>
<p>Income means total income throughout the household, as I believe that's what it says specifically. This is used so that they can calculate who needs need-based scholarships or a fee waiver. </p>
<p>I believe what your SAT supervisor is talking about is testing by stand-by. I'm not familiar but I'm quite sure you can find it out on the College Board website; search for it.</p>
<p>Also, the UCs do not require nor do they look at teacher recommendations or any recommendations for that matter.</p>
<p>@QuixoticRick</p>
<p>Thanks a lot, this takes a lot off my chest. Sorry for asking in this thread, guess I shoulda started a new one.</p>
<p>PS: The reason I'm writing it up is because my teacher said she can get me fee waivers that way whether or not my income is below $20,000.</p>
<p>You get fee waivers if you qualify for free lunch based on the FDA Free Lunch Guidelines. If you send in a paper fee waiver and do not qualify for it, they will put your application on hold until they receive payment, as it isn't complete without it.</p>
<p>Sending in a paper fee waiver is NOT a guarantee of the fee being waived for college applications because the colleges will have access to your financial aid information unless you're not applying for financial aid, which I doubt is the case for you or a lot of people.</p>
<p>For the extracurricular activities, if we KNOW for a fact that we are participating in an EC that only takes place second semester, is it all right if we include this time in our application, especially if it is at a fixed time?</p>
<p>well i dont think its TOO LATe.. but if you really want that essay included.. you need to get on it today or tomorrow... i</p>
<p>i just sent in my stanford app on the 27.. and 2 days ago i realized i sent in the wrong essay.. (i made a few ones.. then i chose from them) so i called them and they told me they can't delete my old essay from my file but you can write a note and send in a copy of the new essay and they will read it in replacement of the old one...
i dunno.. i did that because the essay i sent them sucked so much.. so it was worth it... but if you're essay is already strong i wouldnt risk it.. they probably are thinking im a jackass for replacing my essay after the due date...</p>
<p>You photocopy the letters of recommendations, right? My friend is making the teacher write twelve of them... I don't do that, right?</p>
<p>your friend has down syndrome</p>
<p>Yeah, he's obessessive and is certain he can get into Stanford and Harvard. ^_^'' But I'm just photocopying. He wants a <em>different</em> letter per school too.</p>
<p>I feel so sorry for his teachers...</p>
<p>Hi everyone, i just finished writing my "elaborate on an extracurricular" short answer. i know the limit says 150 but it turns out that mine is around 400 words! i mean, i think it's really well written, but is that just simply too much?</p>
<p>I dunno, does two and one-third times the limit seem too much to you?</p>
<p>Is it okay to leave the additional information section blank? I don't have any strange circumstances I need to explain.</p>
<p>Yeah, that's just extra stuff you weren't able to fit anywhere else. It's fine to leave it blank.</p>
<p>Ok so does anyone else find themselves in the same situation as me, where they have an EC that is during the second semester? If you know you are going to be active in an EC second semester of your senior year, should you include that in your hours?</p>
<p>Also, I find that many of my EC's are rather sporadic. One of them I do biweekly. Another once in a while. Is it all right if we just don't count the weeks where we don't do anything in a club, even if these weeks fall intermittently in the time we are doing things?</p>