<p>1) When I submit the common application, can I choose to only send it to a certain amount of schools on my list or will it send it to them all automatically?</p>
<p>2) Is the short answer portion (150 word essay) just supposed to describe an activity of mine or is it supposed to shed light on my experiences with the activity?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for all input.</p>
<p>ha ha, i love your name (i'm a die hard cubs fan also :) ). Anyway, from what I've read in a couple places, you can choose when/where to send the apps (you don't have to send them all at the same time). Secondly, the short answer portion is "supposed" to describe your activity and maybe add in a little about why it is important/significant to you. There really aren't any rules, so you can focus purely on one or the other (just depends on the meaningful content).</p>