<p>This seems like the best method for neatly completing the apps. Is there any reason/rule not to do so? Thanks.</p>
<p>no go ahead and make it neat…we did most on-line (not common). The ones that were not on line we used adobe.</p>
<p>You can also do the Common Application and supplements online on the Common Application website and then print them out and mail them, rather than submitting them online, if that is what you want to do.</p>
<p>For those who don’t have Adobe but do have a scanner - scan in the form, set it as a watermark on Word, then type where appropriate.</p>
<p>My son found out that the common application can be done totally online as MotherOfTwo said. Supplements or full application can be printed out afterwards i.e. the counselor report, teacher recommendation etc. Top part looks nice with all the information in print. And the full application can be printed out as well.</p>
<p>I did this. IMHO, it’s a much better method than the Common App online, because:</p>
<p>a) You don’t have to worry about things like character counts
b) You can use an original font and stand out from all of the CommonApp online printouts that the AdComs see
c) It gives you the most freedom, while still allowing you the neatness of type.</p>
<p>Of course, this method is also the hardest, so don’t attempt it if you don’t know what you’re doing. I used Adobe Photoshop to edit the PDF files and it probabally took a great deal of time longer than had I just used the CA-Online. However, I was much happier with the results.</p>
<p>My son did as you did, raven. They looked really great at the end.</p>
<p>what did you do raven? All you said is “I did this” - I’m missing something, what is ‘this’?</p>
<p>My son did something totally different: used a self-correcting electric typwriter. Because of the smaller font and the ability to put two lines in a one line space, it enabled him to neatly include much more information. Of course, it required extra careful proof-reading, and if there was a correction that didn’t look right, white-out and then a xerox copy solved the problem.</p>
<p>I downloaded the applications and then edited them digitally on my computer. More specifically, I edited the PDF versions using Adobe Photoshop.</p>
<p>It is tricky to fit all of the information on ECs into the space allowed by the online version. However, for the essays, etc. the online program automatically continues whatever doesn’t fit into the space onto additional pages at the end, which are appropriate labeled as the continuation of whatever question numer.</p>