<p>Generic excited junior here who wants to get college apps out of the way as fast as possible. When do most school's open their RD apps up for the next school year? June? August?</p>
<p>Like August, but you can just start your essays at any time, lol. Common App essays never change and supplements aren’t likely to either.</p>
<p>I thought Common just changed last year? Yeah, I’ve started some essays.</p>
<p>The common app did change essays this year as it made the switch to CA4… The essay topics were released on February 24th i believe and prospective students could start filling the common app out in mid august. For now I would say just sit tight, although if you really have to start, drafting a couple essays would be a decent use of time.</p>
<p>All common app accounts are wiped out and all data is lost in July every year. The CA reopens Aug 1 and that’s the soonest you can make your account. You could make an account this year just to preview what will be expected of you next year, but save any data outside the CA because it will be lost in July. Some things change a bit from year to year, but most of it will be the same next year as this.</p>