Additional Info Section on Common App

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child used it to explain an Honors Independent Study Project that appears on their transcript with an H as the grade. It was a very involved project that pertained to their major, and they wrote about 500 words to BRIEFLY describe the project and IN DETAIL describe what they learned from the experience. (Had there been another place on the application to explain it, they have left this section blank.)

Having said this, they did get rejected at their ED1 school (Villanova), but were accepted at all their EA schools and their ED2.

Also, Sara Harberson is very emphatic that this section should be left blank. We disregarded that advice (obviously) because the school counselor told us we should use the space in this way. I don't know that omitting it would have changed Villanova's decision; probably not.

Hi, congrats! Would you mind sharing what ED2. Just trying to see what other schools align with VN. Thanks

[Anonymous]

My kid did but had a very unique issue to explain.

[Anonymous]

My DD used it to explain her only C - which was the semester I was diagnosed with cancer and started chemo.

She got in to her top choice but it wasn’t a super competitive school so who knows if it helped or hurt.