<p>Is there any way to go back and correct a slight grammatical error on the short answer section of the commn app? I read over my entire application at least three times, but after (of course) I submitted it to my first common app college, I noticed a small error. It isn't anything major, but still...How do you create a replica of your app to make changes to? Or do you think a minor grammatical error won't matter?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>The only way to correct it is to make another application and correct it on that one. I would definitely fix it. Here’s how to do it:</p>
<p>On your Common Application, click on “Common Application” on the left side, which is fourth in line below “Instructions”, “My Colleges” and “Search for Colleges”. Then click on “Replicate” which makes a copy of your first submission, but allows you to discard essays, or upload new essays.</p>
<p>You can replicate multiple times, and will find all your versions in the drop down menu.</p>
<p>Also, you will need to move your colleges over from the first one to the new one. Click “remove college” and then it will give you the option to move it to another version.</p>
<p>^^ok, thank you very much!</p>
<p>I have to ask Ohio mom. You are the second person to describe this process this way but when I look there is no replicate button in the current version. The Common app describes making the additional version as below after you log out and log in again at this other link.
Am I missing something?</p>
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<p>Step1: You must submit the Common Application to at least one institution first. You cannot create an alternate version until this has occurred.</p>
<p>Step 2: You must log out of the application then go to this special URL:
<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Default.aspx?allowcopy=true[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/CommonApp/Default.aspx?allowcopy=true</a></p>
<p>and login using your existing User Name and Password.</p>
<p>Step 3: Upon login you will be taken to the ‘Common Application’ page, where you will see information about the application you have already submitted. The ability to create an alternate version of your submitted Common Application is now activated, and you should click on the Replicate link to make an alternate version of your submitted application. When this is complete, a second version will be visible on your screen and a special drop down list will appear in the upper right corner of your application. You can use this drop down to move between application versions.</p>
<p>All data from your original version of your Common Application will be transferred to your alternate version, with the exception of any documents that you uploaded. You may edit any of this information before you submit it to another institution.</p>
<p>You only need to go to the special URL the first time you create an alternative version. Thereafter, additional application versions can be made by going to the Common Application section within your original Common Application and using the Replicate link. You may make up to 10 versions, including the original version. You only need your original User Name and Password to access all versions.</p>
<p>When you create the first alternate version of your application you will see a simple confirmation message. If you create any additional alternate versions of your application you will need to complete two affirmation statements then click the ‘OK’ button. You may also click the ‘Cancel’ button to not create the new alternate version.</p>
<p>You will have a separate My Colleges page for each application version. Each institution can only be on the My Colleges list of one application version, and you can have a total of 20 institutions across all versions. </p>
<p>You can move an institution from one version to a different version at any time prior to submitting the Common App to that institution by selecting the college on the My Colleges page and clicking on the “Move College” button.</p>
<p>^^Yea, you now have to go through that process. I realized that after I tried OhioMom’s suggestion. It’s still easy to do though.</p>