<p>I just need a little help understanding how exactly the common app works. I'll be applying this fall (since i graduate in 2011) and I wanted to get started over the summer. Is the common app the same for every year or does it change? If it does change then when does the new one come out?</p>
<p>Changes are made to the Common App each year as a result of requests from students, counselors, and member colleges and universities. (Anyone can submit a suggestion by clicking the “Contact Us” link at <a href=“http://www.commonapp.org%5B/url%5D.”>www.commonapp.org.</a>) The paper version of the application for the upcoming year is usually finalized in April/May, and that form is then used as the foundation to build the online system which launches on August 1. If you are graduating from high school in 2011, wait until August 1 before creating your account at <a href=“http://www.commonapp.org%5B/url%5D”>www.commonapp.org</a>. Otherwise, any information you enter now will be deleted when the system rolls over.</p>
<p>For an overview of how the application works, visit the “Common Questions for Applicants” site: <a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/FAQ.aspx[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/FAQ.aspx</a></p>
<p>Oh okay thank you so much Winston Wolfe!!!</p>