RPI Common App question - essay and recommendations

<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but is there no other essay except the default Common App Essay?</p>

<p>And it seems odd - only one recommendation required, but they'll take up to three teacher recommendations and three non-teacher recommendations? Do most people feel like three recommendations total is a good idea?</p>

<p>Finally - what are people putting for a resume? I'm assuming it is a more detailed list of activities, relating them to honors as appropriate. It's not like my son has a full resume, other than for the sport he plays.</p>

<p>Not an answer, but another question: It doesn’t matter if the writing supplement is still pending, right? I didn’t feel the need to upload a resume, but the yellow circle is quite an annoyance.</p>

<p>I have the exact same question. My son decided not to do a resume - but it looks like he can’t “completely” submit without it! I think I’ll have him email admissions about it.</p>

<p>There is no choice to say “no thank you, I won’t submit it”.</p>

<p>I emailed admissions - no problem on the “incomplete Writing Supplement” - the CA is complete without it when the CA was submitted. They won’t be waiting for the Writing Supplement.</p>

<p>@rhandco we toured RPI and attended the admissions presentation. The presenter made it clear that 1 LOR is truly all that is needed. I assume if you submit two, they will read both. </p>

<p>@rhandco‌ haha I emailed admissions as well! great minds think alike :wink: “Your application will go through. We do not require the resume so you will be all set. Please let us know if we can help with anything else.”</p>

<p>Yeah, send us a link so we can check our status!</p>

<p>My son submitted three recs, one for an EC. Hopefully they won’t get bored reading them :)</p>