Would you apply for a college online?
If not is there anything that would encourage you to do it online?
For example what if you applied through a website to School A but School B, C and D are nearby. The site allows you to place your completed application in a group that is available to the other area colleges, as well as schools nationwide, that offer your desired major for them to browse. They can only offer you guaranteed admittance and possibly scholarships based on the information you submit.
If that service/feature was available would you process an application online?
i would do it because you can get immediate confirmation that your app was sent (i think). and if you're talking about the common app i would do that because it saves time and stress. but i tend to miss things online so i'm not sure if it's the right thing for me to do. i'll see when that time comes.
I applied to all but one of my colleges online. One even waived the application fee if you chose to complete it online. You could even see on what date that school got your teacher recommendations, test scores, etc. I guess it depends on what's more conveinant for you, but online applications were for me.