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<p>Ugh.</p>
<p>Thankfully, it's nothing major, not even a typo. Just some things that happened last week that I could have added. Oh well.</p>
<p>Anyone else learn things the hard way?</p>
<p>How do you make another one? for like another school after you’ve submitted one already.</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>Or, just click on “Instructions” itself if you did not understand mine ;)</p>
<p>Maybe we missed it, but not clear why this is not common knowledge or why common app does not state this explicitly</p>
<p>Oh no I knew that I was wondering if you could copy the essay but make changes to the actual information in the application.</p>
<p>It is on the Common Application website if you read the instructions…</p>
<p>Have you played the word game where there is a list of 10 things that you have to write, draw, calculate, etc., #1 says "read all 10 things before starting, and #10 says “don’t do any of the above”. Guess what most people do:</p>
<p>^ I actually passed that test in third grade - only person to do so in my class. I’ve regressed since then :(</p>
<h2>On the Common App, click “Instructions” on the left side menu — scroll down and on the list of links, click “Application Versions” to view the instructions on how to create a new version or an alternate version. I copy-pasted the info on the common app:</h2>
<p>The Common Application should generally be completed once, with identical copies sent to all colleges. You should create a new version if you wish to correct an error discovered after submission or provide new information not available when you first submitted the application. It is not necessary to “customize” your Common Application for individual colleges. Individual college supplements and supplemental essay questions should be used to provide special information to different colleges. Below are the steps necessary to create an alternate version.</p>
<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>What is not clear on these instructions is that there is not a move button, but you have to follow these according to the common app knowledge center:</p>
<p>“In order to move a college from one version to another, first make sure that you are on the “Original” application. Next, select the college that you want to move, and click on the “Remove this College” icon. You will then be asked if you want to move that school to another version of your application. Once you select to move that school and click OK, your school will be transferred to that alternate version.”</p>