Part I application before Part II?

Applying to College
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<p>Hi,
for applications like USC and Columbia, they require you to submit a part I application before you submit part II. what's the difference? i mean, the deadlines for part I are in october for USC, so I'm assuming it's not a big deal..the reason I ask is because I took the SAT in October (my most recent scores), but the first part of the app is due in 7 days...so does that mean I have to give them the scores I currently have? And HOW IMPORTANT is part I of the applications?</p>

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<p>Part I is just your personal information so they can open up your file. Nothing else is needed except filling out that part of the application plus maybe an application fee.</p>

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<p>so does it affec tyour admissions in any way?</p>

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<p>it doesn't. it's just to open your file. i guess if you didn't turn in part 1 it could only hurt you...</p>

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<p>okay thank you :)</p>

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<p>don't worry, if you write in a bad SAT score from half a year ago or something, and you retook, they'll consider the newer one. like young_one said, it's just to open your file. plus it'll save you 5 bucks :)</p>

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<p>HELP!!!</p>

<p>so do you have to pay for part 1 (70 bucks) BEFORE you can see rest of application or what?</p>

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<p>For Columbia, you pay the application fee, which I believe was $75 when you complete Part I. After that, you just fill out Part II of the application and there's no more fees.</p>

<p>For USC, you fill out Part I and pay $15. You then fill out Part II and when you're done with that, you're done. If you fill out Part I, you only need to pay $40 to submit Part II (which is a $10 discount). </p>

<p>Both schools' Part I of their applications are so that they can create a file for you early on, if I recall reading their websites correctly.</p>

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<p>so for columbia, is the part one just personal info? do u have to put SAT scores? and are the deadliens different for part one and two?</p>

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<p>Columbia's Part I, if I recall correctly was just personal information. SAT Scores and other standardized test scores are in Part II.</p>

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so do you have to pay for part 1 (70 bucks) BEFORE you can see rest of application or what?

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To my knowledge, most schools also have a PDF version of their application, so if you look for that, you can probably see part 2.</p>