Is there any way I can recover essays in the common app??? I spent hours writing and I just clicked submit and they all disappeared and I am so frustrated I do not know what to do.
Did you type your essay directly into the common app or did you write it in Word and upload it? If you wrote it in Word, then you can always upload it again because presumably you have a saved copy of it. If you typed directly into the common app, you are in trouble. I don’t know how you could recover that unless you have Time Machine (Mac) or similar type of thing on your computer.
You should always write in Word (or other app) and then copy it to CommonApp. Make sure you check the work counts before and after pasting and also special characters. Note that you can revise your essay between submission up to 3 times. It would be a lot easier to edit/revise your essay in Word or other app as you are not to upload it every time with minor changes but just before the next submission.