<p>I am applying to Lafayette and have written my essay for the supplement, but I am having problems.</p>
<p>My essay falls under the 2000 character limit and I can enter into the submission box without a problem; but when I view the Print Preview option, the bottom half of my essay is cut off because of line breaks that I put in for formatting effect.</p>
<p>Is there some way to remedy this issue, or should I submit the essay separately? How should I address this issue?</p>
<p>StargateGuy,</p>
<p>How important are those line breaks to your essay? Are they more gimmicky than anything else, or do they add to the conveyed meaning of your work?</p>
<p>If all else fails, feel free to send your essay separately through the mail. Just be sure to include a short letter explaining the circumstances (with your name and L# clearly listed) so the essay makes it into your application folder.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
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<p>Justin,</p>
<p>Wow! Thanks for the prompt response!</p>
<p>The line breaks are essential to convey the attitude behind the message; if I send the essay separately via snail mail, then what should I do about the essay box on the supplemental application itself? Should I write “Sent via snail mail” in the box, and then hope for the best?</p>
<p>And what is the L#? Does that get assigned when I submit the common app? Cuz I haven’t sent the common app anywhere yet, so I don’t know if I have a L# or not.</p>
<p>ALSO, I am still filling in the common app and I’ve hit a snag. In the Activities section, it asks for hours per week and weeks/yr…but that kind of format doesn’t really fit my involvement because it doesn’t account for hours spent in the summer.</p>
<p>For example, I spend 3 hours a week at Boy Scout meetings during the school year; but during the summer I go backpacking for a straight week or even 2 weeks at a time. Should the summer hours be “averaged out” into the hrs/wk section? For example, this would cause my “hrs/wk” to jump from 3 to 8 hrs/wk, 52 wks/yr…when actual hours are 3hrs/wk spent at meetings, and then the summer hours “add up” to the extra 5 per week.</p>
<p>Thanks,
SG</p>
<p>StargateGuy,</p>
<p>Yes, put a note in the text field that you’ve send your supplemental response via snail mail.</p>
<p>My bad – you won’t receive an “L Number” (Lafayette’s own system of student identification) until after you submit your application materials. Just use your social security number, instead.</p>
<p>Don’t get bogged down by that whole hrs/week, weeks/yr format. Just provide “averaged” estimates. If you feel you need to explain your involvement in greater detail, feel free to include that sort of information elsewhere on your activities list.</p>
<ul>
<li>Justin</li>
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