Nothing like being tossed a softball for a lazy blogger.
Got an email today from someone who has been visiting the blog. Here’s what it said:
I wanted to clarify something because I think the application has changed since your post in 2012. “use all the white space”I am not seeing an additional SAL achievement fieldDid it in fact change, or am I missing it on the application. I’m only seeing a personal statement. Is there any place to explain achievements like on the college common app?
In fact the application does change from year to year and unfortunately I don’t always go back and update my old blog posts. If you are reading some of my posts pay attention to when they were written. That being said, things don’t change that much, and most of the old advice is still valid.
So, here is what I wrote back.
Questions like these are why I apply for the scholarship every year….If you click on the Selection Status tab in the online application website and scroll all the way down you will see the “white space”. It’s now called “Additional Remarks”, but it’s essentially the old “Additional SAL Achievements” field.In the system we use to see an application (CCIMM) that “Additional Remarks” field is displayed as “Additional SAL Achievements”. I’m seeing plenty of applicants who have found this box and have followed my advice.
I certainly appreciate the question and it gave me a reason to go back into the application and poke around a little bit. I knew the “white space” was in there, just had to figure out where. What I have found is that a lot of applicants don’t go all the way through the application and click on all the tabs and links. There is a ton of information on the application website. Based on many of the questions I see out there some folks aren’t looking at all of it, and it is not always easy to find. A perfect example is the “Additional Remarks” hidden all the way at the bottom of the last tab.
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