Is there a downside to using the Common App?

atrophicwhisper
Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:52:30 +0000

A lot of the time you can’t and the only application to use is the Common App.

I can only remember one instance where it was better for me to use an institutionalized version and that was when I applied to Brandeis. Because I applied using its own application, it waived the application fee.

But otherwise, colleges don’t care what application you use.