<p>I want to believe that the common app does not tell colleges where I am applying, I really do. I also want to believe that if by chance they do, its not something that’s going to affect my chances for admission - I already have enough to worry about with completing essays, studying for my last ACT and staying focused in school.</p>
<p>But then something that happened today has left me wondering. I received an email from a school telling me how happy they were I decided to apply and encouraged me to COMPLETE my common application as soon as possible. They are 100% correct, my ca is incomplete because I just started working on it — Wednesday! I only worked on the general info section, I didn’t even begin any supplements. This school is simply listed in the My List of Schools section; something I did a while back, and which I will be updating because my choices have changed.</p>
<p>So even though I don’t want to be paranoid, receiving this email has made me feel a bit uncomfortable. I don’t care if they do release the names of the schools were I’ve applied, but at least WAIT until I actually apply! The way I look at it, the info I enter should be considered private until I hit that submit button and agree to share it.</p>