<p>Parents don’t sign off on early with the common app - but if you submit online, I assume there’s a cross-check on the common app site. Obviously, you can always submit paper with whatever you want, if the college accepts paper, if you are disposed to be dishonest. I don’t recall counselors needing to sign off, but I may be forgetting the details of the form the counselor gets. </p>
<p>I can’t imagine any counselor agreeing. Many colleges do cross-check, but not all.</p>