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Admissions Officers Answer Your Questions About Online Applications

We asked several admissions officers about online applications and their preferences. Here's what they told us.

Are online and paper applications evaluated equally?
All completed applications are reviewed in the same manner without preference. The online application's appeal has advantages which have nothing to do with the committee's decision. Kenyon waives the application fee for online applications. Another advantage for the student is that we send an email acknowledgement the day we receive the online application. Since there is an electronic trail, colleges can go back and check to see if the student started or completed the application. It can't get lost in the mail. An advantage for the admission's committee and the student is that the online application is readable. It is a great option for Kenyon and the student.
-- Bev Morse, Acting Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid, Kenyon College

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How do I know the school received my application?
When we receive your application from Embark, we will send you an email confirmation. Once your application is on our computer system, we will also send you a letter via snail mail verifying that your application has been received and giving you some information about checking the status of your application on-line.
-- Jean Jordan, Director of Enrollment Services, Emory University

The moment you submit your online application, you will receive a "confirmation email" from PrincetonReview.com stating that your application has been successfully submitted. The admission committee retrieves applications on a rolling basis, at which time, we will send you a second email, confirming that your application has been received.
-- Robert N. Skinner II, Director of Admission & Financial Planning, West Virginia Wesleyan College

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Do I need to mail anything to the school after I have submitted my application online?
Most schools require certain supplemental forms to be printed out and mailed in (such forms include teacher recommendation letters and transcript request forms). You will submit your application online, and then mail in these Supplemental Forms. If the school you are applying to requires Supplemental Forms, you will find them within the application--simply print them out from the Apply Online system. If you are unsure which forms are required, read the application instructions. Your application will not be considered complete until all parts of the application have been submitted to the appropriate Admissions Office.
-- Terry Hofmann, Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Programs, College of Business Administration, Northeastern University

Due to the confidential nature of certain aspects of the application, many schools do require that certain supplemental forms to be printed out and mailed with official authorization (such forms include personal, academic or professional recommendation letters and official transcript request forms). You may submit your application online, and then mail in these supplemental forms. If the school you are applying to requires supplemental forms, you will find them within the paper copy of the application or simply print them from the online application system. The application instructions should clearly indicate which forms are required.
-- Robert Taggart, Associate Dean, Graduate Programs, Boston College Carroll School of Management

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