<p>Can you upload a different/edited essay in an alternate version of your Common App? The Common App Instructions Page (<a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/application/instructions.aspx?CAOID=3704D12A-BF7D-4E28-8F8A-83729FD2AD82&pkgAnsID=1009969#versions[/url] ”>https://www.commonapp.org/application/instructions.aspx?CAOID=3704D12A-BF7D-4E28-8F8A-83729FD2AD82&pkgAnsID=1009969#versions</a> ) basically says that you shouldn’t, but I’m not sure if this means you can’t , or that it’s not advised to do so.
<p>Here’s what they say:</p>
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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.
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<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>They want to discourage it, but it is allowed.</p>
<p>You can do it, you’re just technically not supposed to</p>
<p>how would this be done? Son wanted to change an part of the essay for another school after submitting to a previous school, but the upload button is disabled.</p>
<p>Look on the instruction page of the Common app for instructions.</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p><a href=“https://www.commonapp.org/application/instructions.aspx?CAOID=EFE9ED45-E8D8-4E38-B72E-ECA7CA4503D0&pkgAnsID=2104549#versions[/url] ”>https://www.commonapp.org/application/instructions.aspx?CAOID=EFE9ED45-E8D8-4E38-B72E-ECA7CA4503D0&pkgAnsID=2104549#versions</a> ;
Application Versions
<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: </p>
<p><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.
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<p>Hey, so that means I can add more than 20 college to my school list of choice rite?
<p>No, 20 total among all versions.</p>
<p>Guess, i have to do the rest by snail mail :((</p>
<p>hi!</p>
<p>I’m a HS senior applying to colleges via the common app. I need to create an alternate version of my common app and I’ve followed the directions that the person above found, but I have one huge question…where is the “Replicate” button?? I’ve followed the special link and everything and followed everything that the directions said, but I cannot seem to find that button for the life of me, and it’s really stressing me out. Please help!!</p>
<p>i cannot find it either, can someone please help us</p>
<p>I don’t remember exactly, since I did this a while ago, but I think the Replicate button is on the new version of the common app that you just created, on the top of the page next to help/account/log in. I remember having to search for it as well like that.</p>