10 College Application Mistakes to Avoid from Admission Officers

1-Failing to Read Directions

Robert Barkley, Clemson University's director of undergraduate admissions, says some U.S. applicants misunderstand a prompt asking International students to provide their student visa information.

"In one case, we got Bank of America. And where we asked for the number of the visa, we got the credit card number. We were not impressed," he says.