<p>If you are a high school senior graduating in 2011, you can register your Common App Online account on August 1. If you already have an account, you should know that your account--along with any information you have entered into the 2010-11 application--will be deleted once this year's application closes on July 15. If you have been using this year's app as a trial run, you might want to print a copy of what you have to use as a template for completing the 2010-11 app when it comes online in August.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info! I’m just barely beginning the daunting process of college applications; do I have to register again on August 1st if I already have an account? I thought I should make an account to get started on an application, but I think the website only recognizes me as an applicant that graduated in 2010. Is the application this year going to be much different from last year, and are the essays the same every year?</p>