<p>How do we get a "file" opened so we can start sending in transcripts and recs and SAT scores and the like, without submitting essays? Do we need to do anything official? I know USC has a part I application, but what about if we're doing common app online?</p>
<p>Colleges generally open a file when they get the first "official" piece of information on the student. If the SAT scores come in first, they open a file. If the transcript comes in first, they open a file. Then the rest goes into the same file as it arrives.</p>