<p>Hello so i am applying for winter quarter and the deadline is October 1st but as I was completing the application to Northwestern I noticed something off the Common app said the deadline was actually October 1st 2013 of last year and that I was actually past the deadline and cant send my application. So i'm kind of stuck on what I should do next because October 1st 2014 hasn't passed yet? is it just that applicants haven't opened yet for winter quarter?</p>
<p>It’s likely that the common app hasn’t opened yet for next year’s applicants. I’d save what you have, but it’s likely that Common App is to boot up again for next year sometime in late summer.</p>
<p>@shawnspencer so i should just hold on it until the applicants open, so around late summer it should open?</p>
<p>Yup! You can get started with any of the info if you know it, but just know it won’t be saved. The format should stay the same and it has already been announced that the essay topics definitely will, so you can get a head start on that!</p>
<p>awesome! one more question i have letters of recommendation saved on there, would they still be there or would i lose them? @shawnspencer </p>
<p>I would definitely have them saved elsewhere or have your reccomender reupload the letter once the school year starts</p>
<p>@shawnspencer Hey Shawn, I’ve not been able to find NU’s page regarding the essay topics staying the same – would you happen to still know where that is? </p>
<p>@sopudopu I meant the main Common App essays were staying the same. I’m not sure whether the Northwestern essay will change. Sorry if there was any confusion.</p>
<p>All common app accounts and data will be deleted mid july 2014 and the new common app will be available around august 1st for the 2014/15 year. Essay prompts for common app will remain the same. College supplements may change or stay the same, in most cases the college websites have the prompts.</p>