<p>Hi guys. When sending out part 1 (the common part of the common app), does it automatically send to ALL schools that are on your list on the common app? Or do you send part 1 and part 2 for each school separately. I am asking this because I want to know if it is possible to use a different combination of essays for different schools (i.e. is it possible to send one version of your common app essay to one school and send another version to another school).</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>If you want to send different essays to different schools, create another alternate version of your app and upload the essay you want. It’ll be sent to whichever schools you select for that version. </p>
<p>[Support</a> Center](<a href=“http://s3.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=5524]Support”>http://s3.parature.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=5524) </p>
<p>Edit: apparently I can’t directly link you to the help topic. Click on the support center link, search “version”, and it’ll be the second result.</p>
<p>So after I have done this, it will allow me to explicitly select which schools get which version? Is it possible that one version gets sent on accident or is it pretty good about not letting that happen?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Also, will the Common App allow me to submit the part 1 to just one institution? How do I do that and make sure it doesn’t go to ALL of the schools on my list? Do I have to remove them all but the one I want to send?</p>
<p>When you hit submit, part 1 will go to all of the schools you have selected for that version. To move a college from one version to another, go to “my colleges” on the sidebar after you’ve created an alternate app. You can only have College X selected on one version (ie can’t have it appear on both the main and alternate app) which is why you have to “move” a college, so that should help prevent the mistakes you’ve mentioned. Plus, there’s like a bazillion (okay, maybe two) safeguards before common app lets you submit (remember to check print preview to make sure everything shows up!). So yes, if you want to send a version to just one institution, you have to move all of the colleges you’ve selected for that version except for the one you want.</p>
<p>When you go to submit, you can choose which schools the application is sent to</p>