This week I’ll be sending in my college applications. I have all of the necessary paperwork filled out and ready to go. I used the online Common Application and it has been a very easy process. After I submit my electronic application, I also have items that my guidance counselor has to send to the college—my letters of recommendation and my transcript. It is important to talk to your guidance counselor once you’ve sent your application electronically, because there are other items that colleges need to see that can’t be submitted electronically.