<p>.... I get that the common in "common app" refers to the
fact that you can fill once and submit many times.....</p>
<p>....so if you completed the common app online and
submitted to College A are you stuck with what you filled
in if you are aopplying to college B?</p>
<p>when doing this online are you given a chance to change
certain responses (say for example major/concentration)
or are you stuck with the replies onthe first submission for
every subsequent submission?</p>
<p>answers from those who have submitted online to multiple
universities would be great :)</p>
<p>No, you're not "stuck". Submit to College A. The application is now locked. Now click on the application and make a copy of it. Change whatever you want to change, then submit to College B. Repeat as necessary.</p>
<p>when you say copy and submit can you briefly describe the submission
process (at the college site/via common app site/ snail-mail...?)</p>
<p>maybe you can clarify the following .....
..... I received an e-mail from a common App
administrator to my query on their
site saying that changing inputs is <em>strongly discouraged</em>
and about getting in touch with a "technical rep" if such
a change were required.....</p>
<p>Was the method of change you are referring to done locally on
ones own computer versus done online at the common APP site?</p>
<p>My d did this on-line at the Common App site. I don't remember the exact process, but once you submit an application, it's locked - no changes allowed. There is a button or a menu item that allows you to copy that locked application, and rename it. So if you have "College A" as the name of your application (which is what she did), then copy it. It comes up as "Copy of College A", which she renamed "College B". She made any changes, then sent it to College B. Now she had 2 saved and locked applications. Do the same for each college you're applying to. </p>
<p>It's not that hard to see it on the Common App site.</p>
<p>What is the purpose of doing that? It seems to counter the idea of common application. Is it because you don't want a college to know how many colleges you apply for?</p>
<p>Actually, toorich and philosopher, if you're applying to, say, M.I.T. and Harvard, both of which have different SAT II requirements, you could change the ones you're submitting on each application. Or let's say that you're into both the classics and computer science; you'd tell M.I.T. that your intended major was computer science, and Harvard that it was classics, and it'd be the truth. There's nothing wrong with it.</p>
<p>^^The explanation about the major makes sense, but the SAT II? I thought they take 2 highest scores or if a student were to report it, wouldn't the student report 2 highest scores? But I think they do see all the scores though. However, they do check to make sure what your self reporting scores and the college board scores do match.</p>
<p>@TooRich
They don't simply take the highest scores. M.I.T. mandates that one take one math and one science SAT II; if you've received multiple 800s, and are planning on majoring in physics, you'll want to submit your 800 in physics over your 800 in chemistry. You'd have to specify that somewhere.</p>
<p>Also, colleges don't consider scores that you don't report, even if they do see them. At some schools, such as Yale, the admissions committee doesn't even see whether you've taken the SAT I multiple times or not, it just sees your highest scores on each subsection.</p>