Online vs. Paper Applications?

New_User
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:27:08 +0000

I think online is actually far easier for everyone involved. If you like keeping files, just keep one with all your account information together. Your letter writers will also probably prefer the online submission as they get an e-mail that they simply click the link in and copy and paste what they have written for you. I would be far more worried about my professors loosing the SASE I had given them under piles of papers, tests and journals then I would about them missing an e-mail. Plus you can always re-send the e-mail from the application site as a reminder. If none of that has swayed you think of this: Online is instant whereas snail mail during the holidays is not. I personally had at least one letter writer keep putting off one application until I had to call him and remind him that it was due that day. He submitted online and there were no problems.

One last thought: If they submit online you get a notification that it has been completed and you can stop worrying if the letter got to the school or not. You can check the website and see who is slacking and who needs a little push. :)