<p>It appears on the common application that after you've submitted to one school you cannot alter your application (this was not the case last year). I was banking on tailoring my application essay for each individual school. Does anyone have any information about this?</p>
<p>From the commonapp help desk:
<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>Thats why I'm applying on paper!</p>
<p>can u add schools after u apply tho?</p>
<p>Please tell me the answer to Luck MC11 is yes....We just sent EA school this morning without the rest of the list added!!!!!!</p>
<p>Just found it on Commonapp.org:</p>
<p>. After you have submitted your Common App, you may add additional institutions and submit your application to them, as well. Once you have submitted your Common App to any institution, your application will be locked and you will not be able to make any changes to it. </p>
<p>So, I guess you can add schools at any time......</p>
<p>i read somewhere that u cant add colleges after u add tho</p>
<p>any1 confirm this?</p>