I’m thinking of sending “different” Common Apps for different colleges - that is, I might change the essay component. I read, however, that if I change it, the program will interpret it as an edit of the original submission and thus resend the new Common App to all the colleges you have already submitted to. Is that true? Do you know what I am misinterpreting?
No. You can edit the Common App all you want for individual colleges. Colleges only see the app you send them.
@gearsstudio is correct. Having said that, my suggestion is to limit your versions; more versions = more opportunity for error.
Yeah, that’s true. One of the errors in the Common App essay I have found, for example, is that the copy-and-paste text won’t include the last sentence for some reason.