<p>My son got his letter through the counselor. The good news is that the application doesn’t take very long- assuming that you have your resume handy to use it to pick out what you want to put on it. There isn’t much room. My recall is that there was space for 6 extracurricular activities and then a small space for paid jobs and a small space for honors. As in, you are going to probably have to pick which ones to list (is Regional Science fair winner better to put on than AP Scholar? that type of decision). My son did it all except the essay in less than 30 minutes. And he is not known for his speed!</p>