Staple or Paper clip?

Applying to College
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I have to make this important decision. Advise me.

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<p>I stapled and got accepted. :)</p>

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<p>Read that and felt like stapling, but see, my mum just got me these coloured paper clips, and I realized I could use paper clips the colour of each school! Cool, eh :p</p>

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<p>Okay, changed my mind again, I'm stapling</p>

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<p>cornell says to staple. your papers may slip loose with a paperclip, but i dont think it really matters</p>

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<p>oh boy. I paper cliped all mine. It looks more professional, I think.</p>

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<p>I doubt the freshman doing his "work study" job and filing apps will care if it looks professional :p</p>

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<p>This is from a blog by an MIT admissions person. Read specifically the January 25 entry about staples. (You might also want to read the Jan 26 entry about app's in general). I believe she worked as an adcom for 2 years, but left that job last spring. <a href="http://amrys.devl.org/blog/archives/2004_01.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://amrys.devl.org/blog/archives/2004_01.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>There was also a rather enlightening, witty and philosophical thread in the old forum about this very issue. <a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/discus/messages/5/32953.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.collegeconfidential.com/discus/messages/5/32953.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>"My advice to everyone: Staple once, staple right. With normal staples. Or, don't staple at all."</p>

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<p>i didn't do anything.. i just left them lose in my envelope and i've gotten accepted to 3 schools already.</p>

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<p>DO YOU PEOPLE REALLY THINK IT MATTERS! WOW!</p>

<p>..wow</p>

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<p>over30, that link is awesome. thanks.</p>

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<p>Clip it when it says attach...I hear they tend to put them in an order they "want" and ppl who staple annoys them. (depends on the school, but generally, that's the case).</p>

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<p>i like paper clips
mla guidebk says to paper clip ur research papers and never staple
i assume most ppl would like to look at several pgs at once rather than flip back and forth over and over again</p>

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<p>Teeheheteeheeeteeeheheee at thread.</p>

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<p>NEWS FLASH:: this year it has been decided among the ivies that priority will be given to those that lick their papers together instead of paperclips or staples as it shows creativity...</p>

<p>LLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLL</p>

<p>p.s.: its widely rumored that one kid actually had 18k gold paperclips made and got it cause of that... sorry for all you staples people... ur rejected!</p>