<p>yes, the CA tech team will unlock the CA if deferred early....I would suggest soccermom that it was the colleges themselves that pushed for this change. But, it might come back to bite them if thousands of students submit the CA by snail mail instead of electronically.</p>
<p>According to Stanford's website, it only allows students to submit the common application online. Is it possible to submit Stanford's app online and the rest of the colleges through paper?</p>
<p><a href="https://app.commonapp.org/CommonApp/TechSupport.aspx">https://app.commonapp.org/CommonApp/TechSupport.aspx</a> </p>
<p>Can I customize the application for different schools?
Answer
It is not possible to "customize" the Common Application this year, and this is a change from past years. The Common Application is run by a Board made up of Deans of Admission and High School Counselors. This year, the Board decided that such customization would not be allowed, though with one important exception. If a student submits an early application (ED, EA, REA) and is denied, and then requests to make one "copy" of their application because they've had more accomplishments they want to add to a Regular Decision application, they can do this if they email technical support and request it.</p>
<p>It is not possible for a student to get around this rule by creating a new username and password, as the Common App Online system is set up to prevent this.</p>
<p>The "copying" feature was added a few years ago in an attempt to help Early Decision and Early Action students who were denied admission, but quite unintentionally led some applicants to copy and customize applications for every college to which they applied. This was not the original intent of this feature, and in fact undermined the mission of the <em>Common</em> Application. The Board feels that Supplements remain the best way to provide college-specific information to individual colleges, and we encourage students to submit special essays or special information there. The ED/EA/REA vs RD scenario mentioned above is the only exception to this rule.</p>
<p>To avoid the essay "overlap" issue, it might be a good idea to wait to submit your Common App to colleges until you decide what schools to apply to and review their supplement forms.</p>
<p>Please note that the Common App Online warns a student three times with three checkboxes before she submits that The Common App can not be changed after submission to one college.</p>
<p>ben:</p>
<p>yes, you can download the CA and use Adobe or other sw to make changes to the form and submit by snail mail.</p>
<p>If you are planning to submit the CA by snail mail, be aware that you must start with a blank copy of the forms. You cannot enter the data on the site, print it out, and then submit that. The forms that are printed out from a logged in account have 'application copy' watermarked on them.</p>
<p>So you can change it if you are denied, but can you if you are deferred?</p>