NYTimes article on glitches with Common App

YPTmom
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 15:37:26 +0000

The formatting and word counts on my son’s essays were totally wrong when he tried to upload to the common ap. It did not allow indents or tabs and it added random spaces all over the place. He went word by word comparing his original to the common ap version, but I’m worried this extra step will let errors slip through. Thoughts on mailing hard copies of the essays so admissions can see that he does indeed know how to write/type?