common app question

Colleges & Universities Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>does anyone know if there is a mechanism for changing a personal statement once it has been used for an ED college? If S applies ED, can he continue working on personal statement for other schools if he doesn’t get in?</p>

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<p>I would post this in the Common App forum:</p>

<p>[Common</a> Application - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/]Common”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/common-application/)</p>

<p>Is your S applying ED to WashU?</p>

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<p>I am not sure whether this is what you are asking, but an applicant can have more than one version of the common application and choose which schools get which version. It is a little complicated but my son did it.</p>

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<p>Here’s how:</p>

<p><a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/application/instructions.aspx?CAOID=A6E8BDFD-518C-4F13-8791-69C31473A336&pkgAnsID=2757352#versions[/url]”>https://www.commonapp.org/application/instructions.aspx?CAOID=A6E8BDFD-518C-4F13-8791-69C31473A336&pkgAnsID=2757352#versions&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>^ That links doesn’t work. This is what it has to say:</p>

<p>…</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&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<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>…</p>