So my common app essay for college A was too similar to their supplement so I wrote a new common app for college A. However, after I submitted, I clicked on edit and pasted in my original essay for College B. When I checked under status tab after turning in both A and B, I clicked on common application tab and it both lead me to my original essay. what should I do? if I edit the common app essay after I submitted to college A, does it change the essay that I already submitted?
@colormagix I’m not sure if this helps but I found this info…
Based on the difficulties of the Common Application last year, so far this year, it’s been a pretty smooth ride. However, there are a few Common App details you may not know that could save you time and aggravation.
Common App Details:
• The Common Application does not restrict the number of changes that are made to any part of the application except the essays. Students generally must submit to one college first before they can make changes. They can then add or delete test scores and revise the activity page. However, there are restrictions on changes made to the essay.
• The essay can be revised twice for no more than three revisions. This is a crucial point and one that often gets missed by students. In order to make changes to an essay after you submit an application to a college, students will need to unlock their applications. Students cannot make any changes to an essay once it is submitted to a college. You can unlock again up to a maximum of three revisions. Any remaining colleges would receive your last essay version.
Got it. It seems like i can make changes after i submit and what I already submitted would be same… Thanks!