How to include supplementary essays?

Applying to College Common and Coalition Application
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<p>I'm doing my applications online through the Common App website. How can I submit extra essays such as those explaining why I want to go to that particular college?</p>

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<p>at the end of the common application, there is a section that is entitled "additional information" to submit extra essays if you want. </p>

<p>Some schools already have that question "why do you want to go to ___ school" as a short essay question so submitting an extra essay will not be necessary.</p>

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<p>Even though some colleges don't have that I will still be including a "Why" essay.</p>

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<p>i'm wondering the same thing!
if i put the essays into the additional information section, it only sends one essay to every single school. but i want to give every school a different essay..so how will that work?</p>

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<p>Submit the app to one school at a time and change the additional info section each time. I find it unbelievable at how many people have trouble figuring out simple things about the common app.</p>

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<p>oooh...snap</p>

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<p>hermanns: no, the common app LOCKS UP once you send ONE app. You cannot change the contents, except for the individual supplements.</p>

<p>You can however, make two accounts.</p>

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<p>sorry, that is not a good idea.</p>

<p>anyone know a way around this?</p>

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<p>Ok, I was wrong and a little rude. Anyways, after about 2 minutes of reading on the common app site I found that you just go here and login: <a href="http://app.commonapp.org/application/applicantlogin.aspx?allowcopy=true%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://app.commonapp.org/application/applicantlogin.aspx?allowcopy=true&lt;/a> . Then click replicate, and it make an exact duplicate of your original app that is now editable. Just add the school you are using it for and you are good to go. Repeat the process for any additional schools that have modified essays.</p>

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<p>S1 has used the link you posted (and a couple of others), and tried three different browsers, and still can't get any "replicate" link to appear. </p>

<p>Has anyone else had this issue?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>If a college does not ask for a "Why" essay in its supplement, don't send one. Admissions officers have enough required essays to wade through that they don't need another one. And the school has made the determination that a "Why" essay is unnecessary. </p>

<p>If you insist on a "Why" essay even when one is not asked for, make sure it is short. No more than 150 words.</p>

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<p>makes sense.</p>

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<p>Based on what I've seen in similar threads, the application can only be replicated once it has been submitted to at least one school. I'd suggest that you customize the application for the first school on your list, submit it to that school, and then follow the steps to duplicate your application.</p>

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<p>If a college does not ask for a "Why" essay in its supplement, don't send one. Admissions officers have enough required essays to wade through that they don't need another one. And the school has made the determination that a "Why" essay is unnecessary.</p>

<p>I am convinced by this cogent argument not to send in a "Why X" essay. Thanks.</p>