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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS filled it out over the summer. I was surprised that you had to fill out essentially the same questions over and over again. There should be check boxes for duplicate questions like "Which application plan do you intend to use? Early decision, early action, regular decision, etc" [/quote]

But that's the exact sort of information that would be different from school to school![/quote]

Use check boxes or something more streamlined. Now you have to go into each college and answer the same questions over and over again. It's a very ineffective way of gathering information.[/quote]
Some of the school by school questions that are the same I think are legally required. (Like signing the HIPPA form every year for every office.) Plus it’s not really that hard or time consuming to click the boxes and hit continue.

Also, it sounds like OP’s DC is applying to a lot of reach schools. These schools are trying to distinguish themselves and also gather information specific to their school to see if you fit. That is the same idea as filling out separate applications 30 or 40 years ago. You don’t have to fill out 20 now just because everyone else is. My DC1 and DC2 were top stat kids in competitive magnets and only applied to 7 schools each, including several T20 schools. DC1 accepted at all 7, DC2 accepted at 5/7 including 2 Ivies. DC3 is only applying to 5. Take the time to really figure out your best fit schools.

And if you are applying further down the college rankings list, the common app for many public universities is the same except for a few questions designed to be school specific. (E.g. why our school?)[/quote]

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