tech support at the common app site advises that sending the app "all at one time" does not inform schools where your apps were sent (eg, schools do not "see" where else you are applying.
I read the early reports and couldn't believe my eyes.
Yes, it is possible to send different essays.
Once you first submit one app, you can copy it on the site, which creates a new copy of the submitted app, which you're able to edit. Thus, you can send, with one account, different essays to different colleges.
what about financial aid status. can i change whether i'm applying for financial aid for applications to different colleges? for example apply for aid from yale and princeton but no aid from dartmouth and stanford. thanks
so should i apply for no aid in the common app, but send the FA forms to the need blind school anyway? or email them telling them y i didn't check the FA box in the common app. thanks
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Yes, it is possible to send different essays.
Once you first submit one app, you can copy it on the site, which creates a new copy of the submitted app, which you're able to edit. Thus, you can send, with one account, different essays to different colleges.
From the Common App website:
That used to mean for the particular school; now it means for any of them.
Of course, this does not affect whether you actually submit the FA forms to any or all of those schools.