performing arts supplements to Common Application

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<p>I hope someone on here can enlighten me - six of the ten schools my daughter is applying/auditioning for accept the Common Application. She has completed the Common Application on-line, and five of those six require a supplement that can also be done on-line. NYU and Ithaca are reported as being "hand-in-hand" schools; I've read what that means many times and cannot figure it out. Does it mean that she should not submit the Common Application until she has her supplement completed and ready to submit at the same time? Or does it mean that her application is not considered complete until they received her supplement (I know she has to submit her supplement the same route she submits the common application in)? - if that's what they mean, how does it differ from the other schools requiring supplements? I can't imagine any school would consider any application complete without that supplement if they "require" it.</p>

<p>If you complete the application on-line, when you hit submit, does it send it to all schools at the same time, or can you send it to one school at a time? For instance, Muhlenberg doesn't require a supplement, so it would be nice if she could go on and send that one now, if she has to wait to send the others after she's finished supplements. I guess I'm being lazy not wanting to call each individual school and asking what they want, and hoping someone here can answer this.</p>

<p>Is it appropriate to submit her Common Application on-line (since it's already finished)now, and then submit each supplement as she finishes them? That way, all schools aren't waiting until she finishes all supplements. Any insight would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>I took it to mean that both App and Supplement need to come from your log-in account and submitted online. (not necessarily at the same time) Or both submitted via hard copy and mailed. Maybe students (in the past) would submit the common app, then print out the supplements and mail them upon completion. Hand in hand schools have eliminated that option.</p>

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<p>To submit, you have to pay, in order to pay, you have to submit the supplement, unless I missed something.
Secondly, you can submit all the schools at once if they are all done in one sitting. Disappointing, isn't it? Oh, and alot more work due to more essay questions for each supplement!
I did read on here somewhere that it may be easier to just complete each school's own app instead of the common app., but I didn't really believe it until I got to the supplements with their separate essays!
You can delete the schools you aren't ready to submit from your list, and just submit the one(s) that are complete.</p>

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<p>"I took it to mean that both App and Supplement need to come from your log-in account and submitted online. (not necessarily at the same time)"</p>

<p>That makes sense since you also access the supplements from the same log-in account as the common application.</p>

<p>"To submit, you have to pay, in order to pay, you have to submit the supplement, unless I missed something.</p>

<p>Well... of the six schools, four say to "pay online after submission", and two say to click on the "check payment tab". I assumed that when the common app is done, and you click on "submit" that those four that ask for "pay online after submission" will ask for my credit card information only once, and use it to bill me for each of the four schools. I'm assuming when I click on the "check payment tab" it will direct me to two different links to pay for each of those two schools.</p>

<p>"Secondly, you can submit all the schools at once if they are all done in one sitting. Disappointing, isn't it?" </p>

<p>Are you referring to the supplements, because otherwise when the common application is done (irrespective of the supplements), it's done. Also, neither the common application or supplements need be done in one sitting. You can work on part of it, save it and return to it at another time.</p>

<p>"I did read on here somewhere that it may be easier to just complete each school's own app instead of the common app., but I didn't really believe it until I got to the supplements with their separate essays!"</p>

<p>I don't understand how it would be easier to complete each school's application separately. Whether you do the common app or not, you still have to complete the supplements (with their additional questions/essays) for the performing arts department/college, so why bother repeating material that you can enter once into the common application? This works wonderfully for my daughter since writing is one of her strong skills - the essays, short answers, etc., have not been that difficult or time-consuming for her.</p>

<p>I understand if there's a preference for schools to receive everything at about the same time, but you'll never be able to time it perfectly with the arrival of transcripts and recommendations from outside sources. </p>

<p>"You can delete the schools you aren't ready to submit from your list, and just submit the one(s) that are complete."</p>

<p>That makes some sense - we can delete the two schools that are "hand-in-hand" until she's finished their supplements, so she can send them both on the same day. So back to the original question for the other four schools - do you think we can go on and submit the common application alone, then as she finishes each individual supplement, submit it?</p>

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<p>Yes, would be my answer to that...but I will wait to hear what others say. My S is not to that point yet.</p>

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<p>Hi, and teriwtt, I kind of feel as if I'm being cross-examined, although perhaps I didn't express myself clearly. I was merely sharing my experience as I entered the data for 4 schools, all of which required the supps. The com. app, could not be sent first, without the supp. Both could not be sent without payment.
If that isn't clear, let me know.</p>

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<p>tashmu, no, I certainly did not suggest you were making things up... the web site is just so unclear about what you can do it what order, that I was questioning all possibilities. </p>

<p>So, I got brave and decided to hit submit and see what happens. It gave me the list of six schools that she had listed from the beginning. After hitting submit, I was warned (umpteen million times that once submitted, applications cannot be edited) to double check everything. It then told me everything was complete, and to hit submit again, and then go back to page one of the application, and follow the instructions under the payment status column. As I clicked on each school's payment status button, it directed me to enter the credit card information, etc.; immediately after I'd finish with one school, its status would change to "paid 9/17". For two schools, I had to click on "check payment tab"; then it would redirect me to another site to pay by credit card.</p>

<p>Of the four schools that are non "hand-in-hand" schools, the status of the application is "submitted 9/17"; the two schools that are hand-in-hand now say "pending, supplement required", but I've paid for all of them (and printed off receipts for proof).</p>

<p>At least for now, the colleges have the common application, they're paid for, and she can submit each supplement as she finishes it - she won't have to finish all supplements before submitting individual ones as they're done. And since I've provided all the credit card information, my part is done - completing the supplements is her deal, but I'm done.</p>

<p>I'm sorry if it felt like an interrogation - I was just trying to read way too much into what the common application website was saying as opposed to what you were reporting your experience was.</p>

<p>I also wonder if, based on your experience, perhaps you're applying to different schools than my daughter, and different schools have different requirements for how they handle payment, meaning you have to provide credit card information before you can click "submit". There are two different headings on the "application status" page: "application status" and "payment status", and I think you can have "application status" as done, yet under the "payment status" tab, it can show either paid or not paid, depending on whether you've provided credit card info. Schools probably don't consider an application officially submitted until they've received payment, but the status can show submitted. I sure hope my experience provide some education for someone else, although I'm still going to go through, double-check, and perhaps phone each school to make sure her application is complete.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply, I did double check by phone some of the schools already, and I recommend doing just that, as scheduling audtion dates and availability online or by phone did vary from school to school quite alot.</p>

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<p>Well, I just learned something! I was checking the list of supps/links, and one college's app. was sent successfully,but the supp.wasn't sent, even though I had paid, and even made an audition appt!</p>