Common College Application Mistakes

Common College Application Mistakes

When filling out any form, one should always be careful and double check for any errors before submitting. But, what if you were to make a mistake on your college application? Here are some of the most common college application mistakes:

1. Submitting the application online: Remember to always check if the college did receive your application. Sometimes, students believe they have submitted the application but in actuality, the application was not received by the university.

2. Grammar and spelling mistakes: Never submit an application with grammar or spelling mistakes. The admission officer will assume that you don’t care enough to check or that your grammar/spelling is bad. Either way, it leaves a bad impression.

3. Print illegibly: Always use nice handwriting when filling out any part of the application. The more legible, the better.

4. Using your cool funky e-mail address from middle school: When putting down an e-mail address, use a professional one.

5. Relying on Mom and Dad: You are the one applying to college, not you parents. Hence, you should be filling out the application and not depend on your parents to do all the work.

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