S18 received the news that Common App has reopened as of today. He was one of those students who created an account last year as a junior and hopefully it will rollover. My question is what should he focus on now? Finish filling in the application? Finalize the essay? Adding the colleges he intends to apply to? I ask because school doesn’t start until the end of the month and I am sure the guidance counselor will need to provide the transcript and then there are the recommendations from teachers. So my question is what should he focus on now to save time later. If there is a timeline or flowchart of items to do based on your previous experiences please share.
If student knows his colleges, he can start choosing them and looking at the supplemental essays that will be required. He can get a jump on entering his awards and ECs in the order of importance to him, and play with the character limits for the best presentation. The main essay is probably best done as a cut and paste when he is finishing thoroughly editing it. Good Luck!
preppedparent sounds like you’ve done this before. I am wondering if it is ok to download resume where it says you can, even though it has some of the same info as I list in EC/Activities. Of course it has some other info, but I have read somewhere not to repeat info. Thanks!
Yes, it used to be only some schools will let you upload a resume. You want that resume to complement not repeat what is in other areas of the app. If you can expand on some awards or leadership roles or goals in college as a mission statement, do it. You don’t want more of the same. If they open it and it reads more of the same, they will quickly close it, as they only have minutes to spend on each app.
Thank you preppedparent!
Thanks for replies!
you can open up an app. Type things in…print it out. Take a look at how your information presents…play with it.
Then, once you feel like you have a polished app, your student can open his/her app and input fairly easily with confidence it will display and present the way you want.
my son has started inputting basic info and activities. seems like he can edit easily on his own app.
Are you requesting teacher and counselor recommendations now, or after school starts?
You can edit your stuff, but it helps to print out a copy and make sure it looks the way you had hoped before you hit the submit key
The recommendations will be requested once school starts.