I found the following article that addresses FAQs and common mistakes made on the Common Application. Hope this is helpful.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/college_bound/2011/10/answers_to_common_faqs_about_the_common_app.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+edweek%2FBVuj+%28Education+Week+Blog%3A+College+Bound%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher
