<p>Hello,</p>
<p>Is it true that colleges prefer the traditional paper applications to online applications?</p>
<p>Thanks in Advance. :)</p>
<p>That might be the case for some colleges (even though I’ve never heard of them), however most colleges now prefer online apps now.</p>
<p>No. All Common App members prefer that you submit online. It makes the process worlds easier on their end.</p>
<p>Online definitely. Everything is processed faster, easier to read, and less annoying for the admission counselors by avoiding the deciphering of handwriting. And paper applications always have a chance of being lost in the mail or being lost in the mountain of papers that already exists in the admission offices.</p>